Articles: Articleshttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/page/8/?d=1Articles: ArticlesenNorth Carolina State earns road win at Old Dominionhttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/north-carolina-state-earns-road-win-at-old-dominion-r78637/
The dual started at 157 pounds, and ODU won three of the first four bouts to take a 9-3 lead. The Pack’s win was at 174 pounds, as Pete Renda won 2-1.

NC State then won four straight bouts and clinched the road win with two matches still left.

At 197 pounds, freshman Michael Boykin took his bout into extra time, and came away with a 4-2 win to start the Pack’s stretch. Defending NCAA champion Nick Gwiazdowski improved to a perfect 24-0 on the season as his second period pin put the Pack ahead for good at 12-9 after six bouts. The pin was Gwiazdowski’s 10th of the season, and his third straight.

At 125 pounds, redshirt senior Joe DeAngelo pitched a shutout with a 4-0 win. DeAngelo has now won three straight and eight of his last nine overall. Freshman Bryce Meredith returned to the Pack’s lineup at 133 pounds, and scored a pin just 1:06 into his match to seal the Pack’s win.

The Pack has now won three straight duals and seven of its last eight dating back to early January. NC State’s schedule doesn’t get any easier after its upset at #17 ODU, as NC State’s final four duals are all against top-20 foes.

Popolizio’s Perspective: “Overall a great performance from our guys. Coming out with two pins in a close dual like this was a critical point of the dual that put us over the top. ODU’s past performances and national ranking shows they are a great team, so this is a very good team win for us on the road. Getting a win tonight gives us the momentum we need going into the final stretch of our season.”

Up Next: The Pack has a quick turnaround, as NC State will be in ACC action at No. 9 Virginia Tech on Sunday at 2 p.m.

Results:
157 TC Warner (ODU) dec. Chad Pyke; 8-5 - 0-3
165 Tristan Warner (ODU) dec. #20 Max Rohskopf; 2-0 - 0-6
174 Pete Renda (NC State) dec. Austin Coburn; 2-1 - 3-6
184 #4 Jack Dechow (ODU) dec. Michael Macchiavello; 10-3 - 3-9
197 Michael Boykin (NC State) dec. Kevin Beazley; 4-2 (TB-1) - 6-9
285 #2 Nick Gwiazdowski (NC State) fall Jacob Henderson; 4:21 - 12-9
125 Joe DeAngelo (NC State) dec. Brandon Jeske; 4-0 - 15-9
133 Bryce Meredith (NC State) fall Michael Hayes; 1:06 - 21-9
141 #14 Chris Mecate (ODU) dec. #19 Sam Speno; 4-3 - 21-12
149 #11 Lenny Richardson (ODU) dec. Beau Donahue; 2-0 - 21-15]]>78637Sat, 07 Feb 2015 04:24:31 +0000NC State defeats Kent State, Gwiz sets school recordhttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/nc-state-defeats-kent-state-gwiz-sets-school-record-r78531/
The dual started at 133 with a Kent State win. The Pack then won back-to-back bouts, #23 Sam Speno defeated #29 Tyler Small 6-5 at 141, then redshirt-freshman Beau Donahue recorded his second career pin to push the Pack's lead to 9-4 after three matches.

Kent State came back with their own back-to-back wins at 157 and 165 pounds to retake the lead at 10-9.

NC State closed out the dual win by winning four of the final five matches. #17 Pete Renda scored a 12-1 major decision at 174 followed by freshman Nicky Hall's 9-5 win at 184 pounds.

Gwiazdowski's school record 42nd straight win came in style, as he pinned #30 Mimmo Lytle in the second period to clinch the dual with the Pack up 22-13 going into the final bout. Redshirt-senior Joe DeAngelo closed it out strong with a 15-3 major decision.

From the locker room: "I'm very happy with the outcome today. We showed great intensity, and the work we have done in practice is starting to show during our matches. Nick's accomplishment is very impressive. To get that many straight wins at this level means he is on his A-game each time out which is very difficult to do." - head coach Pat Popolizio

Up Next: The Pack will be in road action for the next three duals, starting with a trip to ACC rival North Carolina on Sunday, Feb. 1 at 1 p.m. at the Eddie Smith Field House.

Results:
133: #17 Mack McGuire (KSU) major dec. Chris Wilkes; 10-2 - 0-4
141: #23 Sam Speno (NCSU) dec. #29 Tyler Small; 6-5 - 3-4
149: Beau Donahue (NCSU) fall Mike DePalma; 1:35 - 9-4
157: #4 Ian Miller (KSU) dec. Chad Pyke; 8-3 - 9-7
165: Tyler Buckwalter (KSU) dec. #17 Max Rohskopf; 8-7 - 9-10
174: #17 Pete Renda (NCSU) major dec. Mike Vollant; 12-1 - 13-10
184: Nicky Hall (NCSU) dec. Jerald Spohn; 9-5 - 16-10
197: #24 Cole Baxter (KSU) dec. Michael Macchiavello; 1-0 - 16-13
285: #2 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCSU) fall #30 Mimmo Lytle; 4:34 - 22-13
125: #28 Joe DeAngelo (NCSU) major dec. Del Vinas; 15-3 - 26-13]]>78531Sat, 24 Jan 2015 22:39:29 +0000North Carolina dominates Gardner-Webbhttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/north-carolina-dominates-gardner-webb-r78473/
After Heilmann's 8-0 win over Tyler Ziegler at 133, Matt Williams won a high-scoring bout over Ryan Hull 11-9 to give UNC (4-3) a 7-3 advantage. Ryan Mosley pulled GWU to within one with an overtime win over Christian Barber, but that was as close as the Bulldogs would get.

Chris Mears beat Tyler Marinelli 3-1 at 157 to spark a run of five straight wins for Carolina. Ethan Ramos bested Austin Trott 9-4 at 165 before John Michael Staudenmayer topped Brett Stein 6-2 at 174.

Scott Marmoll then scored an 8-1 decision over Kyle Ash at 184 before Chip Ness won his third consecutive bout at 197 with a 6-1 decision over Gray Jones to make the team score 22-5 in favor of the Tar Heels.

Carolina will return to the mat Saturday, Jan. 24, at Navy before facing Rider and George Mason on Jan. 25.

Results:
125: Cortez Starkes (GWU) dec. Alex Rinaldi (UNC), 5-2 - GWU leads 3-0
133: Troy Heilmann (UNC) maj. dec. Tyler Ziegler (GWU), 8-0 - UNC leads 4-3
141: Matt Williams (UNC) dec. Ryan Hull (GWU), 11-9 - UNC leads 7-3
149: Ryan Mosley (GWU) dec. Christian Barber (UNC), 3-2 (2 OT) - UNC leads 7-6
157: Chris Mears (UNC) dec. Tyler Marinelli (GWU), 3-1 - UNC leads 10-6
165: Ethan Ramos (UNC) dec. Austin Trott (GWU), 9-4, UNC leads 13-5*
174: John Michael Staudenmayer (UNC) dec. Brett Stein (GWU), 6-2 - UNC leads 16-5
184: Scott Marmoll (UNC) dec. Kyle Ash (GWU), 8-1 - UNC leads 19-5
197: Chip Ness (UNC) dec. Gray Jones (GWU), 6-1 - UNC leads 22-5
285: Justin Kozera (GWU) dec. Frank Abbondanza (UNC), 6-1 - UNC wins 22-8
*GWU was deducted a team point]]>78473Sat, 17 Jan 2015 05:46:50 +0000North Carolina State takes down Oklahomahttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/north-carolina-state-takes-down-oklahoma-r78469/
With the bout starting at 165 pounds, #15 Max Rohskopf started with the Pack’s first win, 6-2. After an Oklahoma overtime win at 174, Nicky Hall scored a 5-2 decision to put the Pack back in front. The Sooners scored a major decision at 197 take their only lead of the night at 7-6.

The Pack took over from their, winning five straight.

#2 Nick Gwiazdowski remained undefeated (20-0) and downed his fifth ranked opponent of the year with a 10-4 win over #10 Ross Larson. Joe DeAngelo then won his fifth straight bout at 125. Freshmen Bryce Meredith scored a pin at 133 pounds to give the Pack six team points, followed by #18 Sam Speno’s 6-1 decision at 141 pounds, which ended up clinching the dual. Freshman Sam Melikian scored a 7-5 overtime win at 149 for the Pack’s seventh win.

The win was the Pack’s first versus Oklahoma in 11 all-time attempts. NC State faced the Sooners 10 previous times in school history all from 1996-2011, and all were in Norman.

Up Next: The Pack will stay on the road, as NC State heads over to Missouri to face the No. 3 Tigers on Sunday at 3 p.m.

Results:
165: #15 Max Rohskopf (NCSU) dec. Clark Glass; 6-2 - 3-0
174: Matt Reed (OK) dec. Pete Renda; 3-1 (SV-1) - 3-3
184: Nicky Hall (NCSU) dec. Brooks Climmons; 5-2 - 6-3
197: Andrew Dixon (OK) major dec. Michael Boykin; 11-0 - 6-7
285: #2 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCSU) dec. #10 Ross Larson; 10-4 - 9-7
125: Joe DeAngelo (NCSU) dec. Ryan Millhof; 3-1 (SV-1) - 12-7
133: Bryce Meredith (NCSU) fall Sean Williams; 4:39 - 18-7
141: #18 Sam Speno (NCSU) dec. Trae Blackwell; 6-1 - 21-7
149: Sam Melikian (NCSU) dec. Shayne Tucker; 7-5 (SV-1) - 24-7
157: #10 Justin DeAngelis (OK) dec. Chad Pyke; 6-4 - 24-10]]>78469Sat, 17 Jan 2015 04:08:25 +0000North Carolina State downs Appalachian Statehttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/north-carolina-state-downs-appalachian-state-r78338/
After ASU wins at 125 and 133 pounds to start. #16 Sam Speno (141) recorded a major decision followed by Brian Hamann (149) recording a pin to get the Pack started. After the intermission, #15 Max Roshkopf (165), Pete Renda (174), Michael Boykin (197) recorded decisions while Nicky Hall recorded his first career pin and #2 Nick Gwizdowski closed out the dual with a major decision over #19 Denzel Dejournette.

Up Next: NC State will take a short break for the holidays. The Pack returns to action on Jan. 7 hosting ACC foe Duke in Reynolds Coliseum.

Results:
125: Dominic Parisi (ASU) dec. Joe DeAngelo; 6-2 - 0-3
133: Vito Pasone (ASU) fall Bryce Meredith; 4:34 - 0-9
141: #16 Sam Speno (NCSU) major dec. Mike Longo; 11-1 - 4-9
149: Brian Hamann (NCSU) fall Javon Johnson; 2:33 - 10-9
157: Zachary Strickland (ASU) dec. Chad Pyke; 9-3 - 10-12
165: #15 Max Rohskopf (NCSU) dec. Nick Kee; 3-1 - 13-12
174: Pete Renda (NCSU) dec. Forrest Przybysz; 6-2 - 16-12
184: Nicky Hall (NCSU) fall Dominick Vetell; 2:46 - 22-12
197: Michael Boykin (NCSU) dec. Tyler Radford; 5-1 - 25-12
285: #2 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCSU) major dec. #19 Denzel Dejournette; 15-6 - 29-12]]>78338Fri, 19 Dec 2014 10:41:49 +0000North Carolina stuns Chattanoogahttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/north-carolina-stuns-chattanooga-r78320/
Chattanooga (3-2) ran out to an 11-0 lead thanks to wins at 197, 285 and 125. The dual opened at 197 with Scottie Boykin edging Chip Ness 6-4, followed by another close decision when Jared Johnson beat Frank Abbondanza 2-0. No. 19 Sean Boyle then beat Cody Karns 20-5 for a five-point tech fall to push the Moc lead to 11.

Troy Heilmann got Carolina (2-2) on the board at 133, knocking off No. 14 Nick Soto 7-5 with a late rally. Heilmann trailed 4-0 before a takedown late in the second period and another early in the third tied the bout at 4. In the final minute, Heilmann got Soto on his back and earned two near fall points that ultimately made the difference.

Joey Ward gave the Tar Heels a second straight victory with a wire-to-wire win over Mike Pongracz at 141. Ward, who improved to 11-1 on the year, raced out to a 4-0 lead in the first period with a takedown and a two-point near fall and cruised to a 10-4 victory that pulled UNC within five.

But Chattanooga got two more decisions at 149 and 157 to take an 11-point lead into the final three bouts.

Ramos got things going with a high-scoring 24-8 tech fall win over Garrett Alexander. The redshirt freshman got three takedowns in the first period and added some back points in the second to take a 13-3 lead into the final period. Ramos eventually took a 15-point lead with just six seconds left in the bout to get the two bonus points for the technical fall and give Carolina a lifeline in the dual.

John Michael Staudenmayer then took care of business at 174 with a 6-1 decision over Levi Clemons to set the stage for Utley's dramatic finish.

Knowing that a bonus point win would guarantee the overall victory, Utley dominated the second period against Sean Mappes with a pair of near falls to take a 7-0 lead. Mappes started down to open the third, Utley escaped and added a takedown for a 10-0 major decision to complete the comeback. The Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, senior improved to a perfect 8-0 on the year with the victory.

Saturday night at Kell High School in Marietta, Georgia, Carolina fell to Purdue 19-12. Ward, Ramos, Utley and heavyweight Josh Lehner were winners for the Tar Heels, who fell behind early and couldn't rally against the Boilermakers.

UNC will return to the mat when the Tar Heels ring in the new year at the annual Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga. That event, which brings some of the nation's best talent together each year, is set for Jan. 1-2, 2015.

North Carolina 18, No. 20 Chattanooga 17
197: Scottie Boykin (UTC) dec. Chip Ness (UNC), 6-4 - UTC leads 3-0
285: Jared Johnson (UTC) dec. Frank Abbondanza (UNC), 2-0 - UTC leads 6-0
125: No. 19 Sean Boyle (UTC) tech fall Cody Karns (UNC), 21-5 (6:13) - UTC leads 11-0
133: Troy Heilmann (UNC) dec. No. 14 Nick Soto (UTC), 7-5 - UTC leads 11-3
141: No. 14 Joey Ward (UNC) dec. Michael Pongracz (UTC), 10-4 - UTC leads 11-6
149: Sean Greevy (UTC) dec. Christian Barber (UNC), 6-5 - UTC leads 14-6
157: Austin Sams (UTC) dec. Chris Mears (UNC), 5-2 - UTC leads 17-6
165: Ethan Ramos (UNC) tech fall Garrett Alexander (UTC), 24-8 (6:54) - UTC leads 17-11
174: John Michael Staudenmayer (UNC) dec. Levi Clemons (UTC), 6-1 - UTC leads 17-14
184: Alex Utley (UNC) maj. dec. Sean Mappes (UTC), 11-0 - UNC wins 18-17

Purdue 19, North Carolina 12
125: Luke Welch (P) dec. Cody Karns (UNC), 4-0 - Purdue leads 3-0
133: No. 19 Danny Sabatello (P) maj. dec. Matt Williams (UNC) - 10-1, Purdue leads 7-0
141: No. 14 Joey Ward (UNC) dec. Nick Lawrence (P), 3-2 - Purdue leads 7-3
149: Alex Griffin (P) dec. Joey Moon (UNC), 7-5 - Purdue leads 10-3
157: Doug Welch (P) dec. Chris Mears (UNC), 5-3 - Purdue leads 13-3
165: Ethan Ramos (UNC) dec. Pat Robinson (P), 5-3 - Purdue leads 13-6
174: Chad Welch (P) dec. John Michael Staudenmayer (UNC), 3-2 - Purdue leads 16-6
184: Alex Utley (UNC) dec. Tanner Lynde (P), 10-6 - Purdue leads 16-9
197: Patrick Kissel (P) dec. Chip Ness (UNC), 8-5 - Purdue leads 19-9
285: Josh Lehner (UNC) dec. Tyler Kral (P), 6-4 - Purdue wins 19-12]]>78320Sun, 14 Dec 2014 23:28:57 +0000North Carolina tops Appalachian Statehttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/north-carolina-tops-appalachian-state-r78242/
Appalachian State (1-4) jumped out to a quick 9-0 lead thanks to a pin by Dominic Parisi at 125 and a 16-11 decision from Vito Pasone at 133.

Ward got Carolina (1-1) on the board at 141 thanks to a monster third period against Michael Longo. The redshirt sophomore from Cincinnati trailed 5-4 after one and led just 7-5 after a late takedown in the second. But Longo chose to start down at the beginning of the third, and Ward dominated with 10 points in the period to score a 17-6 major decision.

Barber's dramatic pin at 149 then put the Tar Heels in front for the first time. The two ranked wrestlers were all square at 1 after three periods, and neither man was able to score in the first overtime. After no escapes in the 30-second overtime periods, No. 19 Barber pounced for a pin in the second sudden victory period to give UNC a 10-9 advantage.

ASU took the lead into the break with Zack Strickland's 3-0 win over Chris Mears at 157 before Ramos put the Tar Heels back in front. After a 4-4 first period against Nick Kee at 165, Ramos exploded for 10 points in the final two periods to score a vital 14-5 major decision to make it 14-12 in favor of Carolina.

No. 18 Staudenmayer took care of business at 174 with a 9-6 decision over Forrest Przybysz before Utley stretched the lead to 22-12 with a 16-1 technical fall against Nick Vetell. Utley built an 11-1 lead after one period and pushed it to 16-1 to score the tech fall and the five team points.

Those bonus points proved critical after Appalachian State won the final two bouts, including a pin by Denzel DeJournette at heavyweight.

Carolina will break from competition for final exams before returning to the mat Dec. 13-14 for a pair of duals against Purdue and Chattanooga in Atlanta.

Results:
125: Dominic Parisi (A) pinned Cody Karns (4:31) - ASU leads 6-0
133: Vito Pasone (A) dec. Matt Williams, 16-11 - ASU leads 9-0
141: Joey Ward (C) maj. dec. Michael Longo, 17-6 - ASU leads 9-4
149: Christian Barber (C) pinned Dylan Cottrell, (SV-2, 10:33) - UNC leads 10-9
157: Zack Strickland (A) def. Chris Mears, 3-0 - ASU leads 12-10
165: Ethan Ramos (C) maj. dec. Nick Kee, 13-5 - UNC leads 14-12
174: John Michael Staudenmayer (C) dec. Forrest Przybysz, 8-6 - UNC leads 17-12
184: Alex Utley (C) tech fall Nick Vetell, 16-1 - UNC leads 22-12
197: Tyler Radford (A) dec. Chip Ness, 5-4 - UNC leads 22-15
Hwt: Denzel Dejournette (A) pinned Frank Abbondanza (1:57) - UNC wins 22-21]]>78242Mon, 01 Dec 2014 01:46:37 +0000NC State eases to three wins at Wolfpack Dualshttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/nc-state-eases-to-three-wins-at-wolfpack-duals-r78209/
After Lindsey claimed overtime wins in two of the first three bouts, the Pack won six straight and cruised to a 27-9 win. Lee Davis scored a pin at 165 to increase the Pack lead to 16-6, and that was followed by Max Rohskopf's 17-0 technical fall win at 174 pounds.

A back-and-forth battle throughout, NC State and American went into the final two matches knotted at 13-13. The Eagles got a major decision to start, which was answered by the Pack's Max Rohskopf at 165 pounds. In the deciding two matched, freshman Michael Boykin scored a 7-3 decision and then Nick Gwiazdowski recorded a first period pin to provide the final margin.

The Pack concluded its day with a 29-9 win over UNC Pembroke. The Pack started strong, recorded pins at both 125 and 133 pounds. Back-to-back major decisions at 149 and 157 pushed the lead to 20-3, and closed out with NC State wins at 197 and 285 pounds.

NC State 27, Lindsey Wilson 9
125: James Flint (LW) dec. Joe DeAngelo; 3-1 (SV-1) 0-3
133: Bryce Meredith (NCSU) major dec. Felix Casa del Valle; 10-2 4-3
141: Daniel Leonard (LW) dec. Chris Wilkes; 3-1 (SV-1) 4-6
149: Rodney Shepard (NCSU) dec. Isaac Thomas; 8-6 7-6
157: Chad Pyke (NCSU) dec. Joe Cozart; 10-7 10-6
165: Lee Davis (NCSU) fall Rhodes Bell; 6:34 16-6
174: Max Rohskopf (NCSU) tech fall Lofton Wright; 17-1 21-6
184: Michael Macchiavello (NCSU) dec. Erick Gomez; 4-2 24-6
197: Michael Boykin (NCSU) dec. Jake Maupin; 7-1 27-6
285: Chico Adams (LW) dec. Mike Kosoy (NCSU); 5-4 (SV-2) 27-9

NC State 22, American 13
125: #9 David Terao (AU) major dec. Joe DeAngelo; 17-9 0-4
133: Josh Terao (AU) dec. Bryce Meredith; 9-2 0-7
141: #13 Sam Speno (NCSU) dec. Tom Page; 12-6 3-7
149: Brian Hamann (NCSU) dec. Michael Dahlstrom; 8-6 (SV-1) 6-7
157: John Boyle (AU) dec. Chad Pyke; 12-5 6-10
165: Max Rohskopf (NCSU) major dec. Brad Mutchnik; 9-1 10-10
174: #18 Pete Renda (NCSU) dec. Jeric Kasunic; 6-2 13-10
184: Jason Grimes (AU) def. Michael Macchiavello; 4-2 13-13
197: Michael Boykin (NCSU) dec. Brett Dempsey; 7-3 16-13
285: #2 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCSU) fall Scot Augustine; 0:56 22-13

NC State 29, UNC Pembroke 9
125: Brenden Calas (NCSU) fall Quan Le; 2:57 6-0
133: Bryce Meredith (NCSU) fall Asher Goodwin; 4:30 12-0
141: Daniel Ownbey (UNP) dec. Chris Wilkes; 10-3 12-3
149: Cohl Fulk (NCSU) major decision Hayden Fry; 10-2 16-3
157: Beau Donahue (NCSU) major dec. Reggie Allen; 12-3 20-3
165: Max Rohskopf (NCSU) dec. Juan Stimpson; 6-3 23-3
174: Terrence Zaleski (UNCP) dec. Lee Davis; 11-8 23-6
184: Mikey Thomas (UNCP) dec. Bill Cook; 7-3 23-9
197: Michael Boykin (NCSU) dec. Stuart Nadeau; 12-5 26-9
285: Mike Kosoy (NCSU) dec. Chris Gibbens; 3-2 29-9

UP NEXT
The Pack returns to dual action next weekend, traveling to the Northeast Duals in Albany, N.Y. NC State will face Kutztown, Hofstra, and then #3 Cornell.]]>78209Mon, 24 Nov 2014 07:37:57 +0000Blanc added to North Carolina State coaching staffhttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/blanc-added-to-north-carolina-state-coaching-staff-r77900/
“Obe brings a lot of experience both on the National and International levels,” said NC State head coach Pat Popolizio. “His world-class wrestling will have a major impact on the development of our student-athletes on and off the mat.

“Our goal is to produce NCAA Champions and All-Americans, as well as Olympic level athletes here at NC State. Obe’s background will help this coaching staff develop athletes to reach the pinnacle of our sport.”

Blanc has been a member of Team USA since he finished his college career in 2009. Most recently, he was both the U.S. World Team Trials and U.S. Open champion in 2013. He is currently ranked No. 1 at 55 KG for Team USA.

Blanc wrestled collegiately at both Lock Haven and Oklahoma State. In 2007 at Lock Haven, he earned All-America honors after finishing sixth at the NCAA Championships. He finished his college career at Oklahoma State, falling one win shy of earning All-America status at the 2009 NCAA Championships. For his collegiate career, Blanc compiled a 118-41 record with 25 pins.]]>77900Mon, 30 Jun 2014 15:24:49 +0000Scott named assistant wrestling coach at UNChttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/scott-named-assistant-wrestling-coach-at-unc-r77864/Olympic bronze medalist Coleman State has been named an assistant at UNC (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)

CHAPEL HILL --- Coleman Scott, a four-time All-America performer at Oklahoma State and the 2008 NCAA champion at 133 pounds, has been named an assistant coach with the North Carolina wrestling program, head coach C.D. Mock announced Friday. Scott, who has also excelled at the international level as a four-time member of the United States National Team and a 2012 Olympic bronze medalist in freestyle at 60 kg, will be involved in all aspects of training and skill instruction for the Tar Heels.

"We are very excited to have Coleman Scott join our Tar Heel family," Mock said. "Coming from one of the most successful wrestling programs in the history of the sport, his knowledge and experience as a competitor and a coach will add immeasurably to the existing staff and team."

Scott will work directly with the light and light/middle weights on technique and training for Carolina after wrapping up competition for the summer in July.

Prior to starring at Oklahoma State, Scott was a three-time Pennsylvania state champion at Waynesburg Central High School. Scott and his wife Jessica have two children: daughter Leighton Ann and son Stetson Lewis.]]>77864Fri, 30 May 2014 21:49:20 +0000Gwiazdowski tops No.1 McMullan, NC State splits dualshttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/gwiazdowski-tops-no1-mcmullan-nc-state-splits-duals-r77553/
With the win over Duke, Pack head coach Pat Popolizo notched his 100th career dual victory. The Pack’s Sam Speno (141 pounds), Tommy Gantt (157) and Gwiazdowski (285) all won both of their bouts on the day.

After dropping the opening bout at 197 pounds to start the ACC dual against Duke, NC State reeled off six straight wins, including three bonus point victories.

Gwiazdowski started with his 15th pin of the year just 2:25 into the first period. At 125, Duke was forced to forfeit and give up six points. The Pack’s Chris Wilkes (133 pounds), Speno(141) and Brian Hamann (141) all recorded decisions before Gantt scored a major decision over No. 22 Immanuel Kerr-Brown, who was a perfect 5-0 in ACC action, to put the Pack well ahead at 25-4 after the first seven bouts. Duke won the final three matches, but the Pack came out on top 25-13 for the ACC win.

Against No. 21 Northwestern, the Pack won four bouts but fell 24-15.

Gwiazdowski recorded the 5-3 overtime upset of No. 1 ranked McMullan in the second bout to tie it up 3-3. Going into the third period down 3-0, he picked up an escape point early then a takedown to force OT before scoring the winning takedown in extra time. Gwiazdowski finishes with a perfect 20-0 record in duals this year, and has racked up 13 straight wins dating back to Jan. 2. He finished a perfect 6-0 against ACC foes, and six of his last eight wins have come against ranked foes.

Speno got the Pack six points at 141 pounds, as his bout also went to overtime, but he recorded a pin over No. 30 Pasquale Greco to tie the dual at 9-9 at the midway point. After the Wildcats scored a tech fall at 149 pounds, Gantt earned a 13-7 decision at 157 pounds to pull the Pack within 14-12 with three matches left.

Northwestern scored a pin and a major decision to push the score to 24-12, and the Pack’s Michael Macchiavello recorded an 8-6 decision to close the meet at 24-15.

The Pack will next be in action on March 8, traveling to Virginia Tech for the 2014 ACC Championship.

NC State 25, Duke 13:
197: #22 Conner Hartmann (DU) major dec. KaRonne Jones; 9-1 (0-4)
285: #6 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCSU) fall Brendan Walsh; 2:25 (6-4)
125: Micah Perez (NCSU) by forfeit; (12-4)
133: Chris Wilkes (NCSU) dec. Evan Botwin; 11-7 (15-4)
141: #26 Sam Speno (NCSU) dec. Xaviel Ramos; 8-5 (18-4)
149: #31 Brian Hamann (NCSU) dec. Connor Bass; 3-1 (21-4)
157: #19 Tommy Gantt (NCSU) major dec. #22 Immanuel Kerr-Brown; 11-2 (25-4)
165: Marcus Cain (DU) dec. Max Rohskopf; 6-4 (25-7)
174: Trey Adamson (DU) dec. #19 Pete Renda; 7-5 (25-10)
184: Jacob Kasper (DU) dec. Michael Macchiavello; 9-6 (25-13)

No. 21 Northwestern 24, NC State 15
197: #14 Alex Polizzi (NW) dec. KaRonne Jones; 8-6 (3-0)
285: #6 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCSU) dec. #1 Michael McMullan; 5-3-SV1 (3-3)
125: Garrison White (NW) dec. Micah Perez; 6-2 (6-3)
133: #33 Dominick Malone (NW) dec. Chris Wilkes; 7-3 (9-3)
141: #26 Sam Speno (NCSU) fall #30 Pasquale Greco; 7:44-SV1 (9-9)
149: #5 Jason Tsirtsis (NW) tech fall Cohl Fulk; 20-4 (14-9)
157: #19 Tommy Gantt (NCSU) dec. Benjamin Sullivan; 13-7 (14-12)
165: #7 Pierce Harger (NW) fall Max Rohskopf; 3:17 (20-12)
174: Kevin Bialka (NW) major dec. Nijel Jones; 16-5 (24-12)
184: Michael Macchiavello (NCSU) dec. Jacob Berkowitz; 8-6 (24-15)]]>77553Sat, 22 Feb 2014 19:30:32 +0000North Carolina State picks up road win over Americanhttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/north-carolina-state-picks-up-road-win-over-american-r77508/
American won the first two bouts of the day, at 125 and 133 pounds.

The Pack’s Sam Speno started the NC State scoring, as he recorded a 14-4 major decision at 141 pounds. Redshirt-freshman Cohl Fulk quickly gave the Pack the lead, as he scored a pin just 2:26 into his bout at 141 pounds to put the Pack up 10-6.

Following up their three straight wins in the ACC dual at Maryland on Saturday, the Pack’s Tommy Gantt, Nijel Jones and Pete Renda once again accomplished the feat to secure the dual for NC State. Gantt scored a 4-2 decision at 157 pounds, Jones notched his second straight major decision with a 15-3 win at 165 pounds, and Renda finished off it with a 17-2 tech fall win at 174 pounds to put NC State up 22-6 with three bouts left.

American claimed decisions in two of the final three bouts, but NC State held on for the 25-12 win. No. 6 Nick Gwiazdowski finished off the dual with a 7-4 win over No. 25 Blake Herrin at 285 pounds. Gwiazdowski has won 11 straight matches, and five of his last six wins have come over ranked foes.

The win was also head coach Pat Popolizio’s 99th career victory in dual action.

The Pack will return to action next weekend in the final two duals of the year. The Pack will first face Duke in an ACC dual and then Northwestern later in the day, both duals will be in Durham.

Results:
125: #10 David Terao (AU) dec. Brendan Calas; 11-5 - 0-3
133: Esteban Gomez-Rivera (AU) dec. Chris Wilkes; 5-3 - 0-6
141: #26 Sam Speno (NCSU) major dec. Spencer Slishman; 14-4 - 4-6
149: Cohl Fulk (NCSU) fall Mark Cirello; 2:26 - 10-6
157: #19 Tommy Gantt (NCSU) dec. John Boyle; 4-2 - 13-6
165: Nijel Jones (NCSU) major dec. Cristian Masaya; 15-3 - 17-6
174: #19 Pete Renda (NCSU) tech fall Keithen Cast; 17-2 - 22-6
184: Jason Grimes (AU) dec. Michael Macchiavello; 8-6 - 22-9
197: Brett Dempsey (AU) dec. KaRonne Jones; 7-5 - 22-12
285: #6 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCSU) dec. #25 Blake Herrin; 7-4 - 25-12]]>77508Sun, 16 Feb 2014 22:28:42 +0000North Carolina snaps six-match losing streakhttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/north-carolina-snaps-six-match-losing-streak-r77446/
Staudenmayer set the tone for the evening with a 14-3 win over Marcus Cain at 165. The Plymouth Meeting, Pa., sophomore got a takedown in the first period before a high-scoring second period saw him escape before another takedown and a three-point near fall. Two more takedowns plus 1:41 of riding time made it 14-3 to give Carolina a 4-0 lead.

Scott Marmoll had the most exciting win of the night at 174, as he defeated Trey Adamson in overtime, 4-2. Both wrestlers were limited to an escape in the regulation before a scoreless sudden victory period. After giving up an escape in the first 30 second period, Marmoll quickly escaped and pounced for a takedown with just three seconds remaining to claim the win.

Utley made it 11-0 with his 20th win of the year at 184. The Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, junior led 4-0 less than a minute in with a takedown and a two-point near fall before Jacob Kasper responded with an escape and a takedown of his own. Utley just missed a pin but got more back points at the end of the period and led 10-3 after one. Another takedown after an escape made it 13-4 after two, and yet another near fall saw it end in a second UNC major decision, 19-5.

No. 19 Conner Hartmann put Duke on the board with a hard-fought 3-1 win over Frank Abbondanza at 197. Abbondanza battled to an even bout after two periods before Hartmann's late takedown gave him the win.

Brendan Walsh pulled the Blue Devils within five with a 4-1 win over Bob Coe at 285, but a forfeit at 125 put Carolina in command for good.

With UNC leading by 11, Heilmann scored his third major decision of the year with a 10-2 victory over Evan Botwin at 133 to give Carolina a 21-6 advantage. Heilmann had a pair of takedowns in the first period and one each in the remaining two before cashing in 3:08 of riding time to get the bonus point.

At 141, senior Brian Bokoski wrestled for just the fourth time this season in a hard-fought 9-6 loss to Xaviel Ramos. Bokoski and fellow senior Josh Craig were honored with their families on hand before the dual.

Christian Barber gave Carolina its final win of the night with a clinical 2-0 decision over Connor Bass at 149. The Westfield, N.J., junior was never threatened as he made his first-period takedown stand up.

Duke's Immanuel Kerr-Brown won the last bout at 157, topping Jake Crawford 4-1.

Carolina returns to action Sunday afternoon at 2 as the Tar Heels visit The Citadel in Charleston, S.C.

Results:
165: John Michael Staudenmayer (NC) maj. Marcus Cain (D), 14-3 - UNC leads 4-0
174: Scott Marmoll (NC) dec. Trey Adamson (D), 4-2 (TB2) - UNC leads 7-0
184: Alex Utley (NC) maj. Jacob Kasper (D), 19-5 - UNC leads 11-0
197: #19 Conner Hartmann (D) dec. Frank Abbondanza (NC), 3-1 - UNC leads 11-3
285: Brendan Walsh (D) dec. Bob Coe (NC), 4-1 - UNC leads 11-6
125: Nathan Kraisser (NC) win by forfeit - UNC leads 17-6
133: Troy Heilmann (NC) maj. Evan Botwin (D) - UNC leads 21-6
141: Xaviel Ramos (D) dec. Brian Bokoski (NC) - UNC leads 21-9
149: Christian Barber (NC) dec. Connor Bass (D) - UNC leads 24-9
157: Immanuel Kerr-Brown (D) dec. Jake Crawford (NC) - UNC wins 24-12]]>77446Wed, 12 Feb 2014 04:00:45 +0000N.C. State gives Campbell first losshttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/nc-state-gives-campbell-first-loss-r77284/
The dual started at 141 pounds. The Pack opened with three straight bonus point victories and jumped out to a 15-0 lead.

Sam Speno scored a 17-6 major decision win to start the match. No. 26 Brian Hamann recorded a first period pin at 149 pounds. Tommy Gantt recorded a 16-1 technical fall win at 157 pounds to give the Pack the insurmountable 15-0 lead after three bouts.

Campbell scored its first points with a 10-2 major decision at 165 pounds.

No. 20 Pete Renda recorded his 20th win of the season and the second pin for the Pack at 174 pounds to push the Pack's lead to 21-4.

Campbell came away with an 8-7 decision at 184 pounds with a takedown in the final seconds.

NC State's KaRonne Jones once again answered for the Pack, scoring a 5-3 sudden victory decision at 197 pounds. No. 5 Nick Gwiazdowski clinched the dual for the Pack with his 14-6 major decision at 285 pounds to make the score 28-6 in favor of NC State.

After Campbell won 11-8 at 125, NC State's Chris Wilkes closed the dual with a pin at 133 pounds with just one second left in the match.

NC State will return to action on Sunday, as the Pack will host No. 17 Virginia Tech in an ACC dual at 2 p.m. in Reynolds Coliseum.

Results:
141: Sam Speno (NCSU) major dec. Michael Dahlstrom; 17-6 - 4-0
149: Brian Hamann (NCSU) fall Collin Munson; 1:54 - 10-0
157: Tommy Gantt (NCSU) technical fall Grant Blumenthal; 17-1 - 15-0
165: Paul Duggan (Campbell) major dec. Max Rohskopf; 10-2 - 15-4
174: #20 Pete Renda (NCSU) fall Cody Ryba; 3:57 - 21-4
184: Ville Heino (Campebell) dec. Shayne Brady; 8-7 - 21-7
197: KaRonne Jones (NCSU) dec. Taylor McGiffen; 5-3 (SV1) - 24-7
285: #5 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCSU) major dec. #27 Eloheim Palma; 14-6- 28-7
125: Tyler Walker (Campbell) dec. Micah Perez; 11-8 - 28-10
133: Chris Wilkes (NCSU) fall Drew Walker; 6:59 - 34-10]]>77284Sat, 25 Jan 2014 04:08:21 +0000NC State downs Cleveland State, Appalachian Statehttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/nc-state-downs-cleveland-state-appalachian-state-r77043/
The Pack started the evening with a 35-3 win over Cleveland State. NC State won nine of the 10 matches, including four bonus point wins. Redshirt sophomore Nick Gwiazdowski (285) and freshman Max Rohskopf (157) both recorded pins, while redshirt senior KaRonne Jones (197) posted a 22-9 major decision as did freshman Chris Wilkes (133) with his 20-6 win.

NC State picked up a second win by defeating host Appalachian State 28-6. The Mountaineers picked up a win at 125 pounds to start, but the Pack's Chris Wilkes (133) and Sam Speno both posted their second wins of the day to give the Pack a 6-3 lead. After another Mountaineer victory at 149, NC State closed out the match with six straight wins highlighted by Gwiazdowski's second pin at 285 and Jones' second major decision at 197.

The Pack will return to action Jan. 1, competing in the prestigious Southern Scuffle.

NC State 35, Cleveland State 3
125: Marshall Brown (NCSU) dec. John Martin; 4-3
133: Chris Wilkes (NCSU) major decision Dan King; 20-6
141: Sam Speno (NCSU) dec. Mike Carlone; 9-4
149: R.J. LaBeef (CSU) dec. Cohl Fulk; 10-7
157: Max Rohskopf (NCSU) fall Nick Montgomery; 3:47
165: Dylan Ceravalo (NCSU) dec. Matt Donohoe; 11-6
174: Pete Renda (NCSU) dec. Nick Corba; 2-0
184: Michael Macchiavello (NCSU) dec. Xavier Dye; 9-7
197: KaRonne Jones (NCSU) major decision Ray Stone; 22-9
285: Nick Gwiazdowski (NCSU) fall Riley Shaw; 4:05

NC State 28, Appalachian State 6
125: Dominic Parisi (ASU) dec. Micah Perez; 7-3
133: Chris Wilkes (NCSU) dec. Chris Johnson; 6-2
141: Sam Speno (NCSU) dec. Jake Smith; 3-0
149: Dylan Cottrell (ASU) dec. Brian Hamann; 13-11
157: Tommy Gantt (NCSU) dec. Nick Hall; 9-6
165: Nijel Jones (NCSU) dec. Zach Strickland; 6-1
174: Pete Renda (NCSU) dec. Colin Hedash; 3-2
184: Shayne Brady (NCSU) dec. Nick Vetell; 2-1
197: KaRonne Jones (NCSU) major decision Kacee Hutchinson; 11-2
285: Nick Gwiazdowski (NCSU) fall Denzel Dejournette; 2:05]]>77043Fri, 20 Dec 2013 03:48:42 +0000North Carolina sweeps Carolina Dualshttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/north-carolina-sweeps-carolina-duals-r76070/
In the first dual of the day against Campbell, No. 7 Nathan Kraisser (125) pinned No. 27 Eric Montoya in 3:53. After scoring only a takedown in the first period, Kraisser reversed Montoy in the second period after selecting bottom. His pin helped Carolina to jump out to a 6-0 start over Campbell.

Campbell took the second match with Tanner Bidelspach quickly pinning No. 19 Joey Ward in 0:37. The Campbell victory tied up the dual at 6-6.

At 141 pounds, No. 6 Evan Henderson defeated Michael Dahlstrom by major decision, returning the lead to the Tar Heels, 10-6. Henderson racked up three takedowns, a reversal and a 2-point near fall during the match. He defeated Dahlstrom 13-4.

UNC extended its lead with a win by decision for Christian Barber (149). Barber bested Campbell's Brent Jorge, 5-0. Barber picked up takedowns in the first and third periods and an escape in the second period.

Christ Mears fell in overtime at 157 pounds to Nick Rex after establishing a 4-1 lead halfway through the second period. After a clock stoppage during the second period with Carolina in control, Mears selected bottom. Rex quashed his attempt to reverse and picked up a 3-point near fall to tie the match. After a scoreless third period, the match went to overtime. Rex took down Mears in overtime to win the match and cut the Carolina lead to 13-9.

John Staudenmayer (165) defeated Paul Duggan in an 8-4 decision. Staudenmayer earned an early lead with two takedowns, an escape and a point for stalling. Duggan fought back in the third period, taking down Staudenmayer twice, but he could not make up the deficit. The win pushed the Tar Heels to a 16-9 lead.

At 174 pounds, Tanner Eitel handled Cody Ryba, earning a technical fall in four minutes. Eitel racked up a takedown and points for a 2-point near fall and a 3-point near fall in the first period. He recorded the final eight points in the second period after selecting bottom. His victory extended the lead to 21-9.

The Tar Heels' final match win in the dual came from Alex Utley at 184 pounds. Utley also won by technical fall after the full match. He had three takedowns and eight points total for near falls. A point for Campbell stalling and riding time helped to seal his technical fall and increase the dual lead to 26-9.

Carolina fell to Campbell in their last two matches of the dual as John Merickel pinned UNC's Frank Abbondanza in the second period, and Joe Nolan defeated David Woody in a 9-1 major decision. These Tar Heel losses cut the dual lead to a 26-19 final score.

Carolina then faced the Bulldogs of The Citadel. Kraisser once again helped the Tar Heels take an early lead with a 10-1 major decision over Joaquin Marquez. Three takedowns, a 2-point near fall, an escape, along with riding time pushed Kraisser past Marquez and pushed the Tar Heels to a 4-0 start.

Ward increased the lead to 10-0 with a pin over The Citadel's Aaron Hansen. Ward earned the pin 2:14 into the first period after a takedown and two 3-point near falls.

At 141 pounds, Henderson defeated No. 7 Ugi Khishgnyam in a 3-1 overtime decision. Henderson and Khishgnyam each earned an escape in regular time to push the match to overtime. Henderson came out on top with a takedown in the first overtime period.

In another close match, Christian Barber won a 3-0 decision over Jordan Dix, with all of his points coming in the third period. Barber reversed Dix for two points and earned another point for riding time. His victory extended the Tar Heel lead to 16-0.

Matt Frisch of The Citadel handed the Tar Heels their first loss of the dual in an 8-6 decision over Chris Mears. Despite three takedowns for Mears, Frisch won the match after additional points for UNC stalling and riding time. He cut the Carolina lead to 16-3.

Staudenmayer's 5:22 technical fall over Vincent Bellaran returned the momentum in UNC's favor. Staudenmayer had 14 points going into the third period. A quick takedown from neutral position sealed his victory and increased the Tar Heel lead to 21-3.

Carolina's Eitel earned a win by decision over Jack Duane at 174 pounds. He led after one period 4-1 and continued his lead through the final two periods of the match to win 7-4.

Utley won the last Carolina victory of the day over Josh Tuck in a 6-2 decision. After a scoreless first period, Utley selected bottom. He escaped, took down Tuck, and earned a 2-point near fall to gain a five point lead going into the final period. He escaped after a reversal by Tuck in the third to win the match and push the dual score to 27-3.

At 197 pounds, Abbondanza fell to Marshall Haas in a 4-1 decision. Haas took down Abbondanza in the first period and reversed him in the third to earn four points and the victory.

Jake Barnhart (HWT) fell in the last match of the day to No. 13 Odie Delaney. Delaney earned four takedowns. Barnhart escaped on all but one occasion, but could not overcome the deficit and fell in an 11-4 decision. This win for The Citadel further cut into Carolina's lead, but the Tar Heels still were able to defeat the Bulldogs 27-9.

Carolina will next be in action Saturday March 9, in College Park, Md., for the ACC Championships.

North Carolina 26, Campbell 19
125 - #7 Nathan Kraisser (UNC) by fall over #27 Eric Montoy (Campbell), 3:53
UNC 6, CAMPBELL 0
133 - Tanner Bidelspach(Campbell) by fall over #19 Joey Ward (UNC), 0:37
UNC 6, CAMPBELL 6
141 - #6 Evan Henderson (UNC) by major decision over Michael Dahlstrom (Campbell), 13-4
UNC 10, CAMPBELL 6
149 - Christian Barber (UNC) by decision over Brent Jorge (Campbell), 5-0
UNC 13, CAMPBELL 6
157 - Nick Rex (Campbell) by decision over Chris Mears (UNC), 6-4
UNC 13, CAMPBELL 9
165 - John Staudenmayer (UNC) by decision over Paul Duggan (Campbell), 8-4
UNC 16, CAMPBELL 9
174 - Tanner Eitel (UNC) by technical fall Cody Ryba (Campbell), 4:00
UNC 21, CAMPBELL 9
184 - Alex Utley (UNC) by technical fall over Taylor McGiffen (Campbell), 7:00
UNC 26, CAMPBELL 9
197 - John Merickel (Campbell) by fall over Frank Abbondanza (UNC), 4:48
UNC 26, CAMPBELL 15
HWT - Joe Nolan (Campbell) by major decision over David Woody (UNC), 9-1
UNC 26, CAMPBELL 19

North Carolina 27, The Citadel 9
125 - #7 Nathan Kraisser (UNC) by major decision over Joaquin Marquez (The Citadel), 10-1
UNC 4, THE CITADEL 0
133 - #19 Joey Ward by fall over Aaron Hansen (The Citadel), 2:14
UNC 10, THE CITADEL 0
141 - #6 Evan Henderson (UNC) by decision over #7 Ugi Khishignyam (The Citadel), 3-1
UNC 13, THE CITADEL 0
149 - Christian Barber (UNC) by decision over Jordan Dix (The Citadel), 3-0
UNC 16, THE CITADEL 0
157 - Matt Frisch (The Citadel) by decision over Chris Mears (UNC), 8-6
UNC 16, THE CITADEL 3
165 - John Staudenmayer (UNC) by technical fall over Vincent Bellaran (The Citadel), 5:22
UNC 21, THE CITADEL 3
174 - Tanner Eitel (UNC) by decision over Jack Duane (The Citadel), 7-4
UNC 24, THE CITADEL 3
184 - Alex Utley (UNC) by decision over Josh Tuck (The Citadel), 6-2
UNC 27, THE CITADEL 3
197 - Marshall Haas (The Citadel) by decision over Frank Abbondanza (UNC), 4-1
UNC 27, THE CITADEL 6
HWT - #13 Odie Delaney (The Citadel) by major decision over Jake Barnhart (UNC), 11-4
UNC 27, THE CITADEL 9]]>76070Sun, 17 Feb 2013 22:39:41 +0000NC State opens dual season with pair of winshttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/nc-state-opens-dual-season-with-pair-of-wins-r75725/
In the Pack’s two victories, NC State collected two falls and eight major decisions in winning 16 of the 20 matches on the evening.

NC State (2-0) started its evening winning nine of 10 matches in its 35-6 win over VMI (0-4) . The Pack recorded one fall and five major decision wins in its nine wins for six bonus point victories.

The Pack got off to a fast start against VMI, winning its first four matches and jumping out to an 18-0 lead, with all four matches being controlled by NC State wrestlers from the start.

The meet started at 149 pounds, with sophomore Thomas Gantt getting the scoring started with a fall at 2:36 and giving the Pack a quick 6-0 lead and a lead it would never surrender.

The Pack then recorded three straight major decisions, and five in the next seven matches overall.

2012 NCAA qualified Matt Nereim recorded a 15-5 major decision at 157 pounds, then redshirt-freshman Mardel Gabriel jumped up one weight class to 165 pounds and brought home a 13-4 major decision, followed by freshman Patrick Davis’ 16-5 major decision win at 174 pounds to give the Pack an 18-0 lead.

Redshirt-freshman Bret Peltier, at 184 pounds, suffered the Pack’s first set-back, getting pinned and VMI was on the board at 18-6.

Sophomore Bill Cook got the Pack going again at 197 pounds, winning 7-4 to increase the Pack’s lead to 21-6.

NC State then recorded back-to-back major decisions. Feshman Mike Kosoy earned a 12-2 major decision at 285 pounds, and then junior Joe DeAngelo made his Wolfpack debut with a 16-4 major decision at 125 pounds.

The Pack closed out the win over VMI with freshman Sam Speno winning 8-3 at 133 pounds, and classmate Tyler Hunt also making his Wolfpack debut with a 8-2 win at 141 pounds.

NC State and Campbell (2-5) also opened at 149 pounds, with NC State’s Gantt started the Pack off strong once again with his 15-6 major decision to give the Pack an early 4-0 lead.

Nereim at 157 pounds also picked up his second win of the night, with a 6-4 win pushing the lead up to 7-0 after two bouts.

Campbell got on the board with a major decision at 165 pounds over Gabriel, 14-4 to close the score to 7-4.

The Pack answered with back-to-back wins. Davis also recorded his second win of the night at 174 pounds, a 15-5 major decisions. Junior Nijel Jones jumped up two weight classes to 184 pounds, and won 8-4 to push the Pack’s lead to 14-4 after five bouts.

Campbell would record a fall at 197 pounds over State’s Cook and close the gap to 14-10.

At 285 pounds, Kosoy continued the Pack’s winning ways with a 2-1 win in extra time. After no takedowns in overtime, Kosoy earned an escape to pick up three team points and push the lead up to 17-10.

Campbell answered right back with a 4-3 win at 125 pounds over DeAngelo to bring the score to 17-13.

Speno clinched the match for the Pack with a 14-3 major decision increasing the Pack’s lead to 21-13. NC State closed out the evening just as it start, with Hunt picking up a fall at 4:58 for the decisive score of 27-13.

The Pack will return to action this Saturday, traveling to Gardner-Webb for a dual meet against the Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m.

NCSU 35, VMI 6
149: Gantt (NCSU) pin Stewart; 2:36
157: Nereim (NCSU) MD Gottwald; 15-5
165: Gabriel (NCSU) MD Darr; 13-4
174: Jones (NCSU) MD Dommert; 16-5
184: Jones (VMI) pin Davis; 3:29
197: Cook (NCSU) dec. Garcia; 7-4
285: Kosoy (NCSU) MD LaPrade; 12-2
125: DeAngelo (NCSU) MD Herrera; 16-4
133: Speno (NCSU) dec. Onufruyenko; 8-3
141: Hunt (NCSU) dec. Goodsell; 8-2

NCSU 27, Campbell 13
149: Gantt (NCSU) MD Jorge; 15-6
157: Nereim (NCSU) dec. Rex; 6-4
165: Duggan (Cam) MD Gabriel; 14-4
174: Davis (NCSU) MD Cox; 15-5
184: Jones (NCSU) dec. McGiffen’ 8-4
197: Merickel (Cam) pin Cook; 1:04
285: Kosoy (NCSU) SV3 Nolan, 2-1
125: Montoya (Cam) dec. DeAngelo; 5-4
133: Speno (NCSU) MD Bidelspach; 14-3
141: Hunt (NCSU) pin Dahlstrom; 4:58]]>75725Thu, 10 Jan 2013 03:25:15 +0000Beasley, Kelly join Noth Carolina State coaching staffhttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/beasley-kelly-join-noth-carolina-state-coaching-staff-r74745/
"I‘m extremely excited to have both of them join our staff here at NC State," Popolizio said.

Frank Beasley
A native of Odin, Illinois, Beasley joins the program after serving as an assistant on Popolizio's staff at Binghamton. Prior to that he served as the head assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Buffalo, where he helped lead the Bulls to three of its best seasons in program history.

Beasley was also an assistant coach at his alma mater Bloomsburg for two seasons, producing nine national tournament qualifiers and two All-Americans. In 2006-07, Bloomsburg won 12 dual meets which was the most wins for the program in 16 seasons.

"I couldn't be more excited to be here," said Beasley. "This is a program and administration that has made a huge commitment to wrestling, with a focus on developing the athletes that are here and bringing in the right kind of athletes to develop into a national championship team."

Beasley enjoyed a decorated wrestling career while attending Lincoln College, before transferring to Bloomsburg. He recorded more than 80 wins while wrestling at the 157, 165, and 174-pound weight classes. Almost half of Beasley's wins were recorded by pin fall.

Considered by most wrestling coaches to be a recruiter extraordinaire, four of his recruiting classes have ranked among the best in the country, with last year's class at Binghamton ranked as the 11th best class in the nation.

"I’m extremely excited to have him come down here to NC State with me,” Popolizio said. “We built a great relationship up at Binghamton and I know his work effort and the quality of person he is and the character that he will bring to this program.”

Kelly, a silver medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, brings a wealth of experience as well as personal accomplishments to the Wolfpack wrestling program. Kelly wrestled for Oklahoma State and was a two-year starter as well as team captain. He finished second at the 2000 Big 12 Conference championships.

Jamill Kelly coaching with Donny Pritzlaff in 2010 (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)
In 2004, Kelly won the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials wrestling at 66kg (145.5 lbs) to represent the U.S. at the Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Last season Kelly was as an assistant coach at California-Poly, helping the Mustangs send four wrestlers to the NCAA Championships, two of which earned All-America honors.

Kelly has a great deal of coaching experience, having served as coach for the U.S. Junior World Freestyle Team in 2007, U.S. Freestyle Tour Team in 2006, and also assisted with many other junior-level teams while in Massachusetts.

Other coaching positions for Kelly include assistant coach at Harvard and also head coach of Dallas Dynamite Wrestling Club in Texas.

Kelly began his coaching career as head coach of the Cowboy Wrestling Club in Stillwater, Okla., helping with the development of the club as well as more than 100 area youth.

"I'm excited to have Jamill on our staff as well," Popolizio said. "We were teammates in college for a few years so I know he brings a tremendous work ethic and wealth of knowledge in the sport of wrestling."]]>74745Mon, 07 May 2012 21:37:14 +0000Popolizio named head coach at NC Statehttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/popolizio-named-head-coach-at-nc-state-r74678/

Pat Popolizio, the 2012 Colonial Athletic Association’s Coach of the Year, has been named head wrestling coach for the Wolfpack. In six seasons at Binghamton University, Popolizio transformed the Bearcats into a national contender after inheriting the program that went 0-12 following its reinstatement in 2005-06.

“Pat is a builder of programs and of young men,” said Yow. “He was an outstanding collegiate performer at Oklahoma State and is a proven teacher and mentor as a head coach. He will lead Wolfpack Wrestling to compete for ACC titles and, eventually, the national championship. I thank Sherard Clinkscales and our search committee for their excellent work that resulted in his hire."

“I want to thank Dr. Yow, Sherard Clinkscales, and the entire search committee at NC State for this opportunity and for believing I am the right person for this job,” said Popolizio. “The leadership of the athletic department, its reputation, and the tremendous facilities here, are what sold me. This is a wrestling program with a strong tradition and huge potential. I’m extremely excited and very thankful for this opportunity.”

Coaching Career
In six seasons at Binghamton, Popolizio achieved at the highest level under challenging circumstances. Despite working with fewer than half of the allowable number of NCAA scholarships, he built the Bearcats into a national power.
  • 14th at the 2012 NCAA Championships
  • 21st at the 2010 NCAA Championships
  • 2010 CAA Champions
  • Two-time CAA coach of the year (2012 and 2010)
  • Candidate for national coach of the year in 2010
  • Four All-Americans and 21 NCAA qualifiers over six seasons
  • CAA Wrestler of the Year and CAA Rookie of the Year in both 2012 and 2010
  • 15-4 dual meet mark in 2011-12 was a school record .789 winning percentage
  • School record 16 wins in 2010-11

    Binghamton's meteoric rise on the mat has been mirrored in the classroom. Popolizio substantially improved the program’s Academic Performance Rate (APR) from 727 to 957 between 2006 and 2011. Last season, the Bearcats earned individual National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) All-Academic honors and boasted 10 CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award honorees. In 2009, Popolizio’s team ranked 17th in the country academically. BU wrestlers also placed a high priority on community service, recently helping residents at emergency shelters and in their neighborhoods after historic flooding hit the area.

    Prior to his stint at Binghamton, Popolizio was the lead assistant and recruiter at American University for two seasons, helping that program finish 17th in the country. At American, he coached seven NCAA qualifiers and the school’s first All-American. Prior to that, he served as an assistant coach at Army (2003-04) and Sacred Heart (2002-03). His team at Sacred Heart achieved the highest grade-point average of any wrestling program in the country.

    Wrestling Career
    Popolizio was a decorated wrestler during his student-athlete career for Oklahoma State coach John Smith, a six-time world champion.
  • Three-time NCAA qualifier
  • Won greater than 90 matches
  • Ranked No. 1 in the country at 184 pounds during senior year
  • Helped lead Oklahoma State to Top 5 national finishes (second, third, third and fifth) at NCAA Championships in each of his four seasons in Stillwater
  • Big 12 runner-up in 1998 and 2002
  • Fifth at the World Team Trials in 2003
  • 2002 Oklahoma State Hustle Award

    Popolizio graduated in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education. He was a two-time Big 12 All Academic selection and five-time recipient of the Oklahoma State Student-Athlete Award.

    At the prep level, Popolizio was a New York state scholastic champion for Niskayuna High. He was named Most Outstanding Wrestler at the 1996 state prep meet, where he captured the 177-pound title, and went on to become the national high school runner-up.

    What They Are Saying About Pat Popolizio

    “North Carolina State’s hiring of Pat Popolizio is an excellent decision. He is one of the best young wrestling coaches in the United States. I appreciate Debbie Yow’s commitment to wrestling at Maryland and now at North Carolina State. Her choices in the hiring of head wrestling coaches have been brilliant.”

    - John Smith, Head Wrestling Coach Oklahoma State

    “I had the great fortune of coaching Pat as an assistant at Oklahoma State and had the pleasure of having him as my assistant coach at American University. He mentored many of our wrestling greats, including Daniel Waters, Josh Glenn and Mike Cannon. As an assistant coach, Pat was always eager to learn and we had many lengthy discussions about the importance of holding athletes to high standards and doing all we could do to make it a great experience for our student-athletes.

    “Pat went onto Binghamton University, and I feel that what he has done there is amazing. With his great leadership, the Binghamton wrestling program has reached unimaginable heights. Pat is one of the brightest young coaches we have in our sport. Well done North Carolina State - great hire.”

    - Mark Cody, Head Wrestling Coach Oklahoma

    “On behalf of the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Board of Directors, I want to congratulate North Carolina State on their recent hiring of Pat Popolizio as their new head wrestling coach. Coach Popolizio represents the ‘gold standard’ in our coaching profession as evidenced by his phenomenal success at Binghamton University. He has a national reputation for recruiting elite students and athletes and then bonds them together into nationally competitive teams.”

    - Mike Moyer, Executive Director National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA)]]>74678Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:52:10 +0000North Carolina set to host ACC Championshipshttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/north-carolina-set-to-host-acc-championships-r74535/
    The doors to Carmichael Arena will open at 10 a.m., with first- round action set to begin at 11 a.m. The semifinals are set for 1 p.m., followed by the semifinal consolation matches at 3:30. The consolation finals are set for 5 p.m., followed by the championship matches at 7 p.m. All seating for the ACC Championship is general admission. Tickets are $5 in advance and $10 at the door.

    Three Tar Heels earned first round byes as the brackets were announced Wednesday night with sophomore Corey Mock claiming the top seed at 157 pounds, senior Thomas Ferguson claiming the No. 2 seed at 184 pounds and the reigning 197 pound ACC champion Zac Bennett getting the No. 2 seed.

    Carolina will enter the championships with three wrestlers earning No. 4 seeds, three No. 5 seeds and one No. 6 seed.

    Sophomore Brian Bokoski will get the call at 125 pounds for the Tar Heels and will take on the No. 4 seed NC State's Coltin Fought in the first round with a potential meeting with top seed Matt Snyder of Virginia in the second round.

    The 125 pound division will have three NCAA automatic bids on the line with Snyder as the lone ranked wrestler as he is tabbed No. 11 by Intermat this week.

    Senior Brock LiVorio has come out victorious in four of his last five bouts coming into the ACC Championships and will be the No. 4 seed in the 133 pound bracket for the Tar Heels. LiVorio will open against Duke's Brandon Gambucci with a potential matchup against top seed Devin Carter (Virginia Tech) in the second round. Carter is ranked No. 6 in the nation by Intermat.

    There will be three NCAA automatic qualifier spots on the line at 133 pounds.

    Freshman Evan Henderson is just three wins shy of 30 for the season as the 141 pounder has produced a stellar first campaign as a Tar Heel. Henderson ranked as high as No. 15 in the country at one point this season and will be battling for one of the four NCAA automatic qualifier spots available on Saturday.

    Henderson will open against Tanner Hough of Duke in the first round and would meet Virginia'a Nick Nelson in the second round. Nelson is one of three ACC wrestlers ranked among the top 20 in the country at 141 pounds as he leads the way at No. 7 with NC State's Darius Little (No. 10) and Virginia Tech's Zach Neibert (No. 20) just behind.

    Freshman Nick Heilmann has turned it on the last few weeks of the dual season and will get the call at 149 pounds for the Tar Heels. Heilmann has won four straight dual bouts in the month of February and will be the No. 6 seed this weekend. Heilmann will take on Virginia Tech's Nick Brascetta in the first round with a potential meeting with Maryland's Ben Dorsay in the second round.

    Virginia's Gus Sako is the lone wrestler ranked by Intermat as he checks in at No. 20 this week and will be the top overall seed. Two NCAA automatic qualifier spots are available at 149 pounds.

    Sophomore Corey Mock is in good position to earn one of the three NCAA automatic qualifier spots at 157 pounds as he has been tabbed the No. 1 seed. Mock closed the year winning nine of his last 10 bouts and posted a perfect 4-0 mark in ACC duals on the year.

    Mock will take on the winner of Colton Palmer of NC State and Cameron Hurd of Virginia Tech in the second round with No. 2 seed Jedd Moore of Virignia, No. 3 Kyle John of Maryland and No. 6 Immanuel Kerr-Brown of Duke on the other side of the bracket.

    Mock is one of two Tar Heels who competed in the NCAA Championships a year ago.

    Senior Kyle Kiss earned the No. 4 seed at 165 pounds for the Tar Heels and will face NC State's Nigel Jones in the first round. Kiss downed Jones in early February and helped spur Kiss on to closing with four wins in five bouts to close the season.

    The ACC will have three NCAA automatic qualifier spots available at 165 pounds with three wrestlers among the top 16 in the country according to Intermat. Kiss will have the chance to meet top overall seed Josh Asper of Maryland in the second round who is ranked No. 2 in the country. Virginia Tech's Peter Yates is tabbed No. 8 in the country and Virginia's Nick Sulzer is ranked No. 16.

    Freshman Alex Utley will face No. 4 seed Vinny Waldhauser of Virginia in the first round who Utley downed by a 5-0 margin earlier in the year. A win by Utley will earn him a bout against top seed Maryland's Jimmy Sheptock in the second round. Sheptock is ranked No. 11 in the country by Intermat.

    The ACC will have two NCAA automatic qualifier spots from the 174 pound bracket.

    Senior Thomas Ferguson will be making his third straight appearance in the ACC Championships after earning All-ACC honors as a sophomore. Ferguson will have a first round by thanks to the No. 2 seed and will face either No. 3 Diego Bencomo of Duke or No. 6 Matthew Snook of Maryland in the second round.

    There will be two NCAA automatic qualifier spots available at 184 pounds with Virginia's Jon Fausey the top ranked wrestler at No. 15 in the country by Intermat.

    Sophomore Zac Bennett will be looking to become the first Tar Heel since Matt Kenny in 2001 and 2002 to win back-to-back ACC Championships when he looks for his second ACC Championship at 197 pounds. Bennett will be the No. 2 seed in the bracket behind Maryland's Christian Boley who is ranked No. 5 in the country by Intermat.

    Bennett will open with a first round bye before taking on No. 3 Nick Vetterlein of Virginia Tech or No. 6 seed Brian Self of Duke. The ACC will have one automatic qualifier spot come from the 197 pound bracket.

    Senior Nick Tenpenny will get the call at heavyweight for the Tar Heels as the No. 5 seed. Tenpenny will open against Duke's Robby Mello with a potential meeting with Maryland's Spencer Myers, the top seed, in the second round. Myers is ranked No. 7 in the country by Intermat this week.

    The ACC will have one NCAA automatic qualifier spot available at heavyweight.

    Every bout during the ACC Championships will be shown live on ESPN3 with a two-mat set up through the semifinals before breaking down to one mat for the finals.]]>    74535Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:11:54 +0000    North Carolina takes pair at The Citadelhttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/north-carolina-takes-pair-at-the-citadel-r74476/
    Carolina opened with a dominating performance in a 55-0 win over Sacred Heart in a dual that featured seven Tar Heel pins. The win marked the sixth time in school history that a Carolina squad reached the 50-point plateau and the largest win since a 56-0 win over Clemson in 1975.

    Josh Craig opened with a pin of Joe Harris at 125 pounds in the first period as he picked up six team points in 1:46.

    Senior Brock LiVorio cruised to a 15-0 technical fall victory over Robert O'Neill as he needed just 3:35 to end the bout and give Carolina five more team points.

    Freshman Evan Henderson picked up a first period pin at 141 pounds as well when he bested Andrew Polidore in 2:14 to make the team score 17-0.

    Nick Heilmann notched the second tech fall of the dual with an 18-2 win in the 149 pound bout as he finished off Justin Belanger in 6:29.

    Jon Burns earned a first period pin of Joseph Evangelista to make it 28-0 before Kyle Kiss added six more points for the Tar Heels at 165 pounds. Kiss pinned Sam Sheppard in 5:33 to earn the win.

    Freshman Alex Utley got back to his winning ways on Sunday with a 7-3 decision win over Jonathan Rizzitello at 174 pounds before a flurry of pins.

    Thomas Ferguons downed Zachary Moran in 5:45 at 184 pounds followed by Zac Bennett's pin of Sam Morison at 197 pounds in 2:07 before Nick Tenpenny capped off the day with a pin of Renaldo Cuko in 1:49.

    Carolina fell into an early hole in the dual against the hosts, The Citadel, as Richard Alarcon and Kyle Casaletto each claimed decisions over Brian Bokoski and Brock LiVorio at 125 and 133 pounds to give The Citadel a 6-0 lead.

    Back-to-back major decisions from Evan Henderson, 10-2, and Nick Heilmann, 15-4, in the next two bouts pushed Carolina in front at 8-6 and Carolina never looked back.

    A 1-0 decision by Corey Mock over Pierre Frazile at 157 pounds pushed the lead to 11-6 before Kyle Kiss added a decision of his own to make the lead 14-6.

    A loss at 174 pulled The Citadel within five points at 14-9 before the duo of Thomas Ferguson and Zac Bennett rattled off back-to-back pins to seal the match for the Tar Heels and ensure a 2-0 weekend. Ferguson claimed his pin over Josh Tuck at 184 pounds less than 30 seconds into the third period.

    Bennett wrestled less than four minutes on the day as he pinned Kelby Smith of The Citadel in 1:41 after registering a pin earlier in the day in the first period as well.

    Andrew Delaney made the final deficit 26-12 in favor of the Tar Heels as he claimed a 6-1 decision over Nick Tenpenny at heavyweight.

    North Carolina 55, Sacred Heart 0
    125 - Joshua Craig (North Carolina) won by pin over Joe Harris (Sacred Heart) 1:46 - UNC 6, SH 0
    133 - Brock LiVorio (North Carolina) won by tech fall over Robert O`Neill (Sacred Heart) 3:35 15-0 - UNC 11, SH 0
    141 - Evan Henderson (North Carolina) won by pin over Andrew Polidore (Sacred Heart) 2:14 - UNC 17, SH 0
    149 - Nick Heilmann (North Carolina) won by tech fall over Justin Belanger (Sacred Heart) 6:29 18-2 - UNC 22, SH 0
    157 - Jonathan Burns (North Carolina) won by pin over Joseph Evangelista (Sacred Heart) 2:01 - UNC 28, SH 0
    165 - Kyle Kiss (North Carolina) won by pin over Sam Sheppard (Sacred Heart) 5:33 - UNC 34, SH 0
    174 - Alex Utley (North Carolina) won by decision over Jonathon Rizzitello (Sacred Heart) 7-3 - UNC 37, SH 0
    184 - Thomas Ferguson (North Carolina) won by pin over Zachary Moran (Sacred Heart) 5:45 - UNC 43, SH 0
    197 - Zachary Bennett (North Carolina) won by pin over Sam Morison (Sacred Heart) 2:07 - UNC 49, SH 0
    HWT - Nick Tenpenny (North Carolina) won by pin over Renaldo Cuko (Sacred Heart) 1:49 - UNC 55, SH 0

    North Carolina 26, The Citadel 12
    125 - Richard Alarcon Jr. (The Citadel) won by decision over Brian Bokoski (North Carolina) 4-2 - CIT 3, UNC 0
    133 - Kyle Casaletto (The Citadel) won by decision over Brock LiVorio (North Carolina) 6-0 - CIT 6, UNC 0
    141 - Evan Henderson (North Carolina) won by major decision over Jordan Dix (The Citadel) 10-2 - CIT 6, UNC 4
    149 - Nick Heilmann (North Carolina) won by major decision over David Ivashchenko (The Citadel) 15-4 - UNC 8, CIT 6
    157 - Corey Mock (North Carolina) won by decision over Pierre Frazile (The Citadel) 1-0 - UNC 11, CIT 6
    165 - Kyle Kiss (North Carolina) won by decision over Michael Harper (The Citadel) 10-4 - UNC 14, CIT 6
    174 - Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (The Citadel) won by decision over Alex Utley (North Carolina) 8-3 - UNC 14, CIT 9
    184 - Thomas Ferguson (North Carolina) won by pin over Josh Tuck (The Citadel) 5:28 - UNC 20, CIT 9
    197 - Zachary Bennett (North Carolina) won by pin over Kelby Smith (The Citadel) 1:41 - UNC 26, CIT 9
    285 - Andrew Delaney (The Citadel) won by decision over Nick Tenpenny (North Carolina) 6-1 - UNC 26, CIT 12]]>    74476Sun, 19 Feb 2012 22:39:11 +0000    North Carolina claims win at North Carolina Statehttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/north-carolina-claims-win-at-north-carolina-state-r74354/
    At 184 pounds Thomas Ferguson took a 3-2 lead over Rober O'Neill after the first period before going to work on the freshman picking up a pair of three-point near falls in the second to take an 9-3 lead. An escape followed by another takedown sealed the bout for Ferguson as he claimed a 13-3 major decision to get the Tar Heels out to a 4-0 lead.

    Sophomore Zac Bennett jumped out to a 5-0 with a great first period as he claimed a quick take down and nearly picked up a pin with a three-point near fall. Bennett added two points in the second before racking up UNC's second straight major decision with an 11-1 win.

    Frank Abbondanza snapped a 15-bout losing streak with an impressive performance against Josh Davis. Wrestling two classes above his weight class all season long, Abbondanza battled Davis to a 2-2 tie after two periods before getting a two-point near fall and added a minute of riding to claim a 5-2 win. The decision upped Carolina's lead to 11-0 after just three bouts.

    The Wolfpack answered at 125 pounds when Coltin Fought was able to UNC's Josh Craig in 2:11 to claim six team points for NC State. Fought entered the dual 21-7 on the year for the Wolfpack.

    Senior Brock LiVorio got back on the winning side as he nearly picked up the third major decision of the night with an 11-4 decision over Ben Elliott at 133 pounds. LiVorio picked up a take down in each period and held off Elliott from responding throughout the bout.

    Evan Henderson fell into a 5-2 hole after the first period against No. 10 Darrius Little at 141 pounds and was unable to battle back. The senior Little was able to claim an 8-3 decision against Henderson and pull the Wolfpack within five at 14-9.

    Jon Burns and Matt Nereim turned in an entertaining first period as both nearly pinned the other and were knotted up at 5-5 at the end of three minutes. Burns and Nereim were tied at 9-9 in the final minute with Burns holding more than 2:30 of riding time before Nereim pulled off a reversal and pinned Burns for six points. The Wolfpack took a 15-14 lead at that point in the dual.

    At 157 pounds No. 17 Corey Mock battled senior Colton Palmer through the first two periods gaining a 2-0 advantage and 2:30 of riding time before getting another take down in the third period to claim a 5-0 decision. Mock's win put Carolina back in front by a 17-15 margin with two bouts remaining.

    Senior Kyle Kiss battled Nijel Jones at 165 pounds and came away with an 8-2 decision after picking up take downs in the first two periods. Kiss nearly came away with a major decision but the buzzer sounded before he was able to get a late takedown. Carolina held a five point advantage heading into the final bout at 174 pounds.

    Freshman Alex Utley went up against senior Quinton Godley and helped Carolina hold on for the 20-18 victory. Godley came out on top with a 7-1 decision to provide the final margin.

    The win snapped a six-dual losing streak for the Tar Heels who improve to 3-13 on the year and finish the ACC regular season with a 2-3 dual mark.

    Up next for the Tar Heels is a trip to Campbell Saturday, Feb. 11 for a pair of duals against Northwestern and Campbell.

    Results:
    184 - Thomas Ferguson (UNC) over Robert O'Neill (NC State) MD, 13-3 - UNC 4-0
    197 - Zac Bennett (UNC) over KaRonne Jones (NC State) MD, 11-1 - UNC 8-0
    HWT - Frank Abbondanza (UNC) over Josh Davis (NC State) Dec, 5-2 - UNC 11-0
    125 - Coltin Fought (NC State) over Josh Craig (UNC) Fall, 2:11 - UNC 11-6
    133 - Brock LiVorio (UNC) over Ben Elliott (NC State) Dec, 11-4 - UNC 14-6
    141 - #10 Darrius Little (NC State) over Evan Henderson (UNC) Dec, 8-3 - UNC 14-9
    149 - Matt Nereim (NC State) over Jon Burns (UNC) Fall, 6:46 - NC State 15-14
    157 - #17 Corey Mock (UNC) over Colton Palmer (NC State) Dec, 4-0 - UNC 17-15
    165 - Kyle Kiss (UNC) over Nijel Jones (NC State) Dec, 8-2 - UNC 20-15
    174 - Quinton Godley (NC State) over Alex Utley (UNC) Dec, 7-1 - UNC 20-18]]>    74354Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:30:21 +0000    North Carolina rolls to win over Dukehttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/north-carolina-rolls-to-win-over-duke-r74155/
    Sophomore Brian Bokoski opened the dual with a narrow 4-3 decision over Peter Terrezza as he was able to get a late takedown to extend his lead to 4-2 before keeping Terrezza at bay during the final period.
    After a Duke forfeit at 133 pounds the Tar Heels were in the driver's seat with a 9-0 lead.

    No. 16 ranked Evan Henderson picked up his 19th victory of the year at 141 pounds as he battled Duke's Tanner Hough to a 5-2 decision win. The decision upped Carolina's lead to a commanding 12-0 margin.
    Freshman Nick Heilmann dropped a 10-4 decision to senior A.J. Guardado at 149 pounds as Duke picked up its first points of the night narrowing the the margin to nine (12-3).

    Junior Jon Burns who was forced to move up to 157 pounds responded for the Tar Heels as he quickly registered a take down of Duke's Immanuel Kerr-Brown before overpowering the Blue Devil for a pin in just 1:01. Burns' six points upped Carolina's lead to 18-3.

    Senior Kyle Kiss followed with a physical 8-3 win over Ryan Harding at 165 pounds and moved Carolina to a 21-2 advantage after Harding was called for unsportsmanlike conduct docking his team a point.

    Freshman Alex Utley continued his impressive freshman campaign at 174 pounds with a 3-1 win over fellow freshman Randy Roden of Duke to lock up the match as Carolina led 24-2.

    Senior Thomas Ferguson earned win number ten on the year at 184 pounds as he claimed a 12-8 decision over arguably Duke's best wrestler in Diego Bencomo.
    Zac Bennett held Brian Self scoreless to claim a 5-0 decision at 197 pounds in just his second appearance of the season.

    Freshman Frank Abbondanza moved up to heavyweight to take on Duke's Andrew Fulk and fell by a 7-0 margin to provide the final tally of 30-5.

    The win is Carolina's eighth straight over the Blue Devils and improves the Tar Heels to 1-7 overall and 1-0 in the ACC this season.

    Up next for the Tar Heels is a trip to Hampton, Va. for the Virginia Duals. Carolina will open competition Friday morning at 11 a.m. against Rider and will face either Drexel or Edinboro in the second round.

    Results:
    125 - Brian Bokoski (UNC) wins 4-3 dec over Peter Terrezza (Duke) - 3-0 UNC
    133 - Brock LiVorio (UNC) wins by forfeit - 9-0 UNC
    141 - #16 Evan Henderson (UNC) wins 5-2 dec over Tanner Hough (Duke) - 12-0 UNC
    149 - A.J. Guardado (Duke) wins 10-4 dec over Nick Heilmann (UNC) - 12-3 UNC
    157 - Jon Burns (UNC) pins Immanuel Kerr-Brown (Duke) in 1:01 - 18-3 UNC
    165 - Kyle Kiss (UNC) wins 8-3 dec over Ryan Harding (Duke) - 21-3 UNC
    (one point deducted from Duke for unsportsmanlike conduct) - 21-2 UNC
    174 - Alex Utley (UNC) wins 3-1 dec over Randy Roden (Duke) - 24-2 UNC
    184 - Thomas Ferguson (UNC) wins 12-8 dec over Diego Bencomo - 27-2 UNC
    197 - Zac Bennett (UNC) wins 5-0 dec over Brian Self (Duke) - 30-2 UNC
    HWT - Andrew Fulk (Duke) wins 7-0 dec over Frank Abbondanza (UNC) - 30-5 UNC]]>    74155Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:20:59 +0000    NC State takes three matches at Wolfpack Dualshttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/nc-state-takes-three-matches-at-wolfpack-duals-r74130/
    NC State improved to 3-2 in dual matches. No. 12-ranked 141-pounder Darrius Little won all four of his bouts to improve to 23-9 for the season and 85-54 for his career. He now is tied with Joe Caramanica for 10th place in school history for career victories.

    Freshman 125-pounder Coltin Fought won all four of his matches, two by fall and one by technical fall, to lift his record for the season to 19-4. He has seven pins this season. The school record for wins by a freshman is 29, set by Mike Koob in 1977. The record for falls by a Wolfpack freshman is 10, set by Darrion Caldwell in 2007.

    Senior 174-pounder Quinton Godley won all four of his bouts, improving to 22-8 for the season. Freshman 184-pounder Robert O'Neill also went 4-0, including a pair of technical falls. O'Neill now is 14-9.

    NC State will return to action on Friday, Jan. 13, with a home match against Atlantic Coast Conference opponent Virginia at Reynolds Coliseum. This will be the first ACC match of the season. The match will begin at 7 p.m.

    Following are the box scores for all 16 matches at the 2012 Wolfpack Duals:

    NC State 33, George Mason 9
    125- Coltin Fought (NCS) pinned Christopher Rodriguez at 0:56
    133- Zachary Isenhour (GMU) dec. Ben Elliott, 7-1
    141- #12 Darrius Little (NCS) dec. Daniel Herndon, 6-3
    149- Thomas Gantt (NCS) pinned Kevin Timothy at 6:11
    157- Colton Palmer (NCS) dec. Jaaziah Bethea, 9-4
    165- Nijel Jones (NCS) major dec. Dustin Dwyer, 17-9
    174- Quinton Godley (NCS) tech. fall Steve Swayze, 24-8
    184- Robert O'Neill (NCS) pinned Ryan Hembury at 2:50
    197- Mendbagana Tovuujav (GMU) dec. KaRonne Jones, 9-5
    Hwt- Adam Barnette (GMU) dec. Josh Davis, 6-0

    Bloomsburg 35, Campbell 9
    125- Sean Boylan (BU) tech. fall Gabriel Soto, 19-2
    133- Nick Wilcox (BU) dec. Tanner Bidelspach, 5-0
    141- Derek Shingera (BU) major dec. Jordan Tolbert, 11-3
    149- Bryce Busler (BU) dec. Mark Hartenstine, 5-0
    157- #6 Frank Hickman (BU) major dec. Nick Rex, 10-2
    165- Ryan Krecker (CU) dec. Chris Smith, 8-5
    174- Mike Dessino (BU) pinned James Cook at 4:36
    184- Sam Shirey (BU) major dec. TeShaun Johnson, 12-3
    197- John Weakley (CU) won by forfeit
    Hwt- Zac Walsh (BU) won by forfeit

    Gardner-Webb 29, Shippensburg 17
    125- Michael Slaughter (GWU) major dec. Colten Keck, 13-4
    133- Jake Reinemund (GWU) won by forfeit
    141- Simon Rice (SU) major dec. Alex Hamm, 10-2
    149- Davante Andujar (GWU) major dec. James Reilley, 13-1
    157- Alex Medved (GWU) dec. Kenny Stank, 11-6
    165- Justin Guthrie (GWU) pinned Neil Grundi at 5:00
    174- Luke Etter (SU) major dec. Aaron Rabin, 10-2
    184- Tyler Zittle (SU) pinned Jason Porter at 0:46
    197- Travis Porter (GWU) pinned Keith Dahlheimer at 4:22
    Hwt- Dan Estricher (SU) dec. Justin Kozera, 10-5

    Southern Illinois Edwardsville 26, Anderson 16
    125- Keenan Simmons (AU) won by forfeit
    133- Patrick Myers (SIUE) won by forfeit
    141- Melchisedac LaVergne (AU) dec. Logun Taylor, 5-2
    149- Dan Telhada (AU) major dec. Derrick Pousson ,13-5
    157- Kyle Lowman (SIUE) dec. Nick Giulliette, 5-0
    165- Gabe Hocum (SIUE) dec. Dalton Harper, 9-5
    174- Deshoun White (SIUE) major dec. Will Sutton, 18-6
    184- Steve Ross (SIUE) major dec. Bryan Glale, 9-0
    197- Josh Wood (SIUE) pinned Jordan Denmark at 3:56
    Hwt- Chase Duke (AU) major dec. Cole Rogers, 9-1

    NC State 32, Gardner-Webb 12
    125- Coltin Fought (NCS) tech. fall Michael Slaughter, 15-0
    133- Ben Elliott (NCS) pinned Jake Reinemund at 4:29
    141- #12 Darrius Little (NCS) major dec. Alex Hamm, 16-5
    149- Thomas Gantt (NCS) dec. Davante Andujar, 7-3
    157- Alex Medved (GWU) dec. Colton Palmer, 7-3
    165- Justin Guthrie (GWU) dec. Steven Ramos, 5-3
    174- Quinton Godley (NCS) pinned Julian Ming at 2:36
    184- Robert O'Neill (NCS) tech. fall Jason Porter, 19-4
    197- KaRonne Jones (NCS) dec. Travis Porter, 6-2
    Hwt- Justin Kozera (GWU) pinned Josh Davis at 5:31

    Campbell 31, SIUE 12
    125 - Chance Creuder (CU) won by forfeit
    133 - Patrick Myers (SUIE) dec. Tanner Bidelspach, 4-1
    141 - Jordan Tolbert (CU) major dec. Logun Taylor, 14-3
    149 - Mark Hartenstine (CU) major dec. Derrick Pousson, 11-1
    157 - Nick Rex (CU) major dec. Kyle Loman, 10-2
    165 - Ryan Krecker (CU) dec. Steve Ross, 13-7
    174 - James Cook (CU) major dec. Gabe Hocum, 13-5
    184 - Deshoun White (SUIE) dec. TaShaun Johnson, 6-5
    197 - Josh Wood (SUIE) pinned John Merickel at 1:53
    Hwt - John Weakley (CU) won by forfeit

    Bloomsburg 44, Anderson 9
    125 - Elliott Zackoski (BU) pinned Keenan Simmons at 2:19
    133 - Craig Barker (BU) won by forfeit
    141 - Derek Shingara (BU) pinned Ian Harper
    149 - Dan Tejada (AU) pinned Kurtis Becker at 4:54
    157 - Nick Guiliette (AU) dec. Mike Testen, 3-2
    165 - Kevin Hartnett (BU) pinned Dalton Harper at 2:56
    174 - Chris Smith (BU) technical fall William Sutton, 21-5
    184 - Luke Deluise (BU) pinned Bryan Glace at 6:11
    197 - Richard Perry (BU) pinned Jordan Denmark at 2:09
    Hwt - Zac Walsh (BU) major dec. Chase Duke, 10-2

    George Mason 24, Shippensburg 17
    125- Colten Keck (SU) major dec. Chris Rodriguez, 11-0
    133- Zachary Isenhour (GMU) won by forfeit
    141- Daniel Herndon (GMU) pinned Simon Rice at 1:24
    149- James Reilley (SU) dec. Shohei Takagi, 5-3
    157- Jaaziah Bethea (GMU) dec. Kenny Stank, 11-8
    165- John Lindquist (SU) major dec. Matthew Huffstickler, 12-4
    174- Luke Etter (SU) dec. Steve Swayze, 5-0
    184- Ryan Hembury (GMU) dec. Tyler Zittle, 6-1
    197- Mendbagana Tovuujav (GMU) pinned Keith Dahlheimer at 0:29
    Hwt- Dan Estricher (SU) dec. Adam Barnette, 6-2

    NC State 37, Campbell 13
    125- Coltin Fought (NCS) pinned Chance Creuder at 0:48
    133- Joey Rizzolino (CU) dec. Ben Elliott, 8-1
    141- #12 Darrius Little (NCS) tech. fall Jordan Tolbert, 21-6
    149- Mark Hartenstine (CU) pinned Matt Nereim at 3:00
    157- Colton Palmer (NCS) pinned Nick Rex at 0:53
    165- Nijel Jones (NCS) dec. Ryan Krecker, 15-10
    174- Quinton Godley (NCS) pinned Daniel Luty at 2:57
    184- Robert O'Neill (NCS) tech. fall John Merickel, 23-8
    197- John Weakley (CU) major dec. KaRonne Jones, 14-6
    Hwt- Josh Davis (NCS) won by forfeit

    Bloomsburg 39, Gardner Webb 3
    125- Michael Slaughter (GWU) dec. Sean Boylan, 3-1
    133- Craig Barker (BU) pinned Jake Reinemund at 2:30
    141- Derek Shingara (BU) pinned Alex Hamm at 2:11
    149- Bryce Busler (BU) major dec. Davante Andujar, 12-3
    157- #6 Frank Hickman (BU) dec. Alex Medved, 7-2
    165- Kevin Hartnett (BU) tech. fall Justin Guthrie, 19-3
    174- Mike Desino (BU) pinned Julian Ming at 2:52
    184- Sam Shirey (BU) dec. Jason Porter, 12-6
    197- Richard Perry (BU) dec. Travis Porter, 10-6
    Hwt- Zac Walsh (BU) dec. Justin Kozera, 3-2

    Shippensburg 24, Southern Illinois Edwardsville 22
    125- Colten Keck (SU) won by forfeit
    133- Patrick Myers (SIUE) won by forfeit
    141- Simon Rice (SU) pinned Logun Taylor at 1:45
    149- Derrick Pousson (SIUE) pinned James Reilley at 4:36
    157- Kyle Lowman (SIUE) dec. Kenny Stank, 4-2
    165- Neil Grudi (SU) dec. Gabe Hocum, 10-8
    174- Deshoun White (SIUE) dec. Luke Etter, 3-2
    184- Tyler Zittle (SU) pinned Steve Ross at 2:31
    197- Josh Wood (SIUE) major dec. Keith Dahlheimer, 16-8
    Hwt- Dan Estricher (SU) major dec. Cole Rogers, 9-1

    George Mason 27, Anderson 15
    125- Chris Rodriguez (GMU) dec. Keenan SImmons, 8-7
    133- Zachary Isenhour (GMU) won by forfeit
    141- Dan Pak (GMU) major dec. Ian Harper, 11-0
    149- Dan Telhada (AU) pinned Shohei Takagi at 4:56
    157- Nick Giullitte (AU) dec. Matthew Huffstickler, 2-1
    165- DJ Dwyer (GMU) pinned Dalton Harper at 4:25
    174- Steve Swayze (GMU) major dec. Will Sutton, 8-0
    184- Ryan Hembury (GMU) major dec. Bryan Glace, 11-1
    197- Jordan Denmark (AU) dec. Corey Smith, 7-2
    Hwt- Chase Duke (AU) dec. Adam Barnette, 5-1

    Bloomsburg 19, NC State 12
    125- Coltin Fought (NCS) dec. Sean Boylan, 8-6, ot
    133- Nick Wilcox (BU) major dec. Ben Elliott, 11-2
    141- #12 Darrius Little (NCS) dec. Derek Shingara, 7-5
    149- Bryce Busler (BU) dec. Thomas Gantt, 5-2
    157- #6 Frank Hickman (BU) dec. Colton Palmer, 13-6
    165- Kevin Hartnett (BU) dec. Nijel Jones, 3-2
    174- Quinton Godley (NCS) dec. Mike Dessino, 2-1, 2ot
    184- Robert O'Neill (NCS) dec. Sam Shirey, 11-6
    197- Richard Perry (BU) dec. KaRonne Jones, 4-2
    Hwt- Zac Walsh (BU) dec. Josh Davis, 1-0

    Gardner-Webb 32, SIU Edwardsville 13
    125 - Jake Reinemund (GW) won by forfeit
    133 - Patrick Myers (SIUE) major dec. Michael Slaughter, 11-2
    141 - Alex Hamm (GW) dec. Logun Taylor, 8-4
    149 - Derrick Passoun (SIUE) pinned Davante Andujar at 6:37
    157 - Alex Medved (GW) major dec. Kyle Lowman, 9-0
    165 - Justin Guthrie (GW) pinned Gabe Hocum at 1:50
    174 - Deshoun White (SIUE) dec. Aaron Rabin, 5-2
    184 - Jason Porter (GW) major dec. Steve Ross, 10-2
    197 - Travis Porter (GW) dec. Josh Wood, 7-2
    Hwt - Justin Kozera (GW) won by forfeit

    Campbell 23, George Mason 17
    125 - Gabriel Soto (CU) dec. Chris Rodriguez, 6-2
    133 - Joey Rizzolino (CU) major dec. Zachary Isenhour, 14-5
    141 - Denny Herndon (GM) dec. Jordan Tolbert, 8-2
    149 - Mark Hartenstine (CU) major dec. Shohei Takagi, 10-0
    157 - Nick Rex (CU) dec. Matthew Huffsickler, 4-1
    165 - D.J. Dwyer (GM) major dec. Dan Luty, 12-4
    174 - James Cook (CU) dec. Steve Swayze, 8-2
    184 - Ryan Hembury (GM) major dec. John Merickel, 15-6
    197 - John Weakley (CU) pinned Mendbagana Tovuujav, at 2:29
    Hwt - Adam Barnette (GM) won by forfeit

    Shippensburg 31, Anderson 10
    125 - Colten Keck (SU) dec. Keenan Simmons, 7-6
    133 - double forfeit
    141 - Melchisedac LaVergne (AU) dec. Simon Rice, 4-1
    149 - Dan Telhada (AU) major dec. James Reilley, 4-0
    157 - Nick Guiliette (AU) dec. Kenny Stank, 7-2
    165 - John Lindquist (SU) pinned Dalton Harper at 5:24
    174 - Luke Etter (SU) technical fall Will Sutton, 17-2
    184 - Tyler Zittle (SU) technical fall Bryan Glace, 17-1
    197 - Keith Dahlhaimer (SU) pinned Jordan Denmark at 2:38
    Hwt - Dan Estricher (SU) won by forfeit]]>    74130Sun, 08 Jan 2012 06:01:27 +0000    North Carolina releases 2011-12 schedulehttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/north-carolina-releases-2011-12-schedule-r71912/
    Action gets underway for the Tar Heels on Nov. 6 when they travel to Blacksburg, Va. for the Hokie Open before back-to-back dual weekends in Hershey, Pa. and Latham, N.Y.

    The Hershey Duals (Nov. 12) will see Carolina take on a pair of top 25 finishers from a year ago in Illinois and Nebraska before closing out the day with duals against Ohio State and Boston.

    The very next weekend the Tar Heels will face off against top 10 finisher Lehigh, along with Penn and Rutgers at the Northeastern Duals.

    Carolina will close out 2011 in Las Vegas, Nev. as the Tar Heels will take part in the two-day Cliff Keen Invitational Dec. 2-3 before taking a break to close out the semester.

    The Tar Heels will open the 2012 calendar year at the Southern Scuffle in its new home of Chattanooga, Tenn. on Jan. 1-2 before opening the home and conference season Jan. 9 against rival Duke.

    Back-to-back weekends in Virginia follow for the Tar Heels as they will do battle in the Virginia Duals prior to a conference weekend at Virginia and Virginia Tech.

    Carolina will then host conference foe Maryland on Jan. 27 followed by a match against Navy the next day. The Tar Heels will close out conference action on Feb. 3 with a dual at NC State.

    To close out the regular season the Tar Heels will travel to Buies Creek, N.C. for duals against Northwestern and Campbell, followed by a trip to Charleston, S.C. for duals against Sacred Heart and The Citadel.

    Carmichael Arena will play host to the 2012 ACC Championships on March 3 as the Tar Heels will have home mat advantage in the yearly battle for the ACC crown.

    The 2012 NCAA Championships will be held in St. Louis, Mo.

    The Tar Heels sent three wrestlers to the NCAA Championships a year ago and will return the services of a pair of freshmen who reached the Championships in 157 pounder Corey Mock and 197 pounder Zac Bennett.]]>    71912Wed, 05 Oct 2011 07:40:21 +0000    Kolat makes run to U.S. Open finalshttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/kolat-makes-run-to-us-open-finals-r73483/
    Kolat last wrestled competitively in 2008 when he was vying for a spot on the 2008 Olympic team and just last year became the Director of Wrestling Operations at North Carolina before being elevated to assistant coach during the 2010-11 season.

    After training with several wrestlers at the North Carolina Regional Olympic Training Center Kolat decided to make a run at the Olympics one more time after being a two-time NCAA Champion and a member of the 2000 United State Olympic Wrestling squad.

    Kolat entered the U.S. Open unseeded and advanced all the way to the finals knocking off second-ranked Josh Churella in the process. With the win Kolat earned a place in the finals against two-time NCAA Champion Teyon Ware who checked in a decade younger than Kolat.

    Kolat took the first period from Ware, 1-0, before dropping the second period 5-0. Ware and Kolat battled to a 1-1 draw in the third period as Ware would claim the win.

    The top eight ranked wrestlers in the U.S. will earn and invitation to the World Team Trials in Oklahoma City, Okla. set for June 9 of this year. With the run to the finals of the U.S. Open Kolat has a chance to be among the eight selected for a shot to represent the U.S. at 66 kg in the 2012 Olympics.]]>    73483Sun, 10 Apr 2011 15:55:08 +0000    North Carolina rallies past The Citadelhttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/north-carolina-rallies-past-the-citadel-r73203/
    Trailing 18-13 with two matches remaining, Zac Bennett and Andre Petroski recorded decisions at 197 pounds and heavyweight, respectively, to close out the match and give the Tar Heels the victory. 174-pounder Thomas Ferguson earned a major decision that gave UNC a bonus point that proved to be the difference in the match.

    Trailing until the final match, the Tar Heels kept it close due to decisions from three other wrestlers: Mike Rappo (141), Nick Stabile (149) and Corey Mock (157). Rappo, Stabile and 165-pounder Thomas Scotton wrestled the final matches of their career in Carmichael Arena.

    Carolina quickly fell behind 12-0 after The Citadel's 125-pounder Richard Alarcon pinned Jake Corrill in 2:37 and the Tar Heels forfeited at 133 pounds. Rappo put UNC on the board with a 10-8 decision over Jordan Dix at 141. The Holland, Pa., native fell behind 5-2 after a period but used three takedowns over the final two frames to earn the victory.

    The Tar Heels continued to chip away at the Bulldog lead with Stabile's 7-3 victory over Derek Royster at 149 pounds. The senior recorded two takedowns in the opening frame to take a 4-1 lead, and then took control with a reversal early in the second period. The win evened Stabile's record at 5-5 on the season and he has now won four of his last five contests.

    At 157 pounds, Mock cut the lead to 12-9 with a 3-0 decision over Pierre Frazile. Mock earned single points with an escape, a stalling penalty and the accumulation of riding time to improve to 32-14 on the season. The Bulldogs pushed the lead back to six when No. 8 165-pounder Turtogtokh Luvsandorj registered a takedown with under 20 seconds remaining to defeat Carolina's Thomas Scotton.

    Ferguson answered for Carolina with a 12-4 major decision over Kenneth Radford at 174 pounds. Ferguson took command early and never was threatened as he logged five takedowns in the convincing victory, which cut The Citadel's lead to 15-13.

    The Bulldogs responded once again, padding their lead with a 6-5 win by Justin Sparrow over UNC's Antonio Giorgio in the 184-pound weight class. Sparrow took a 6-2 lead into the third period and withstood a furious rally from the Carolina freshman that included a three-point near fall.

    Bennett kept the Tar Heels alive when he defeated Kelby Smith 4-1 at 197 pounds. The match was scoreless entering the third period, but an escape and a takedown gave Bennett a 3-0 lead. Smith was able to earn an escape, but Bennett held on for the victory.

    With The Citadel leading 18-16, the match was set to be decided at heavyweight. Carolina sent out Petroski, a freshman who has wrestled at 174 and 184 pounds this season, due to a concussion suffered by Ben Brooks Saturday against Nebraska. The Bulldogs countered with Josh Tuck, who has wrestled mostly at 184 pounds also. Petroski jumped out to an early lead with a takedown and recorded a two-point near fall in the second period. Tuck responded to close within 5-3, but two third-period takedowns by the Carolina freshman clinched the bout and gave the Tar Heels the victory.

    Carolina is next in action on March 5 at the ACC Championships in Charlottesville, Va.

    Results:
    125 - Richard Alarcon (CIT) pins Jake Corrill (UNC), 2:37 (CIT 3-0)
    133 - Tyler Sim (CIT) wins by forfeit (CIT 12-0)
    141 - Mike Rappo (UNC) dec. Jordan Dix (CIT), 10-8 (CIT 12-3)
    149 - Nick Stabile (UNC) dec. Derek Royster (CIT), 7-3 (CIT 12-6)
    157 - Corey Mock (UNC) dec. Pierre Frazile (CIT), 3-0 (CIT 12-9)
    165 - #8 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (CIT) dec. Thomas Scotton (UNC), 3-1 (CIT 15-9)
    174 - Thomas Ferguson (UNC) major dec. Kenneth Radford (CIT), 12-4 (CIT 15-13)
    184 - Justin Sparrow (CIT) dec. Antonio Giorgio (UNC), 6-5 (CIT 18-13)
    197 - Zac Bennett (UNC) dec. Kelby Smith (CIT), 4-1 (CIT 18-16)
    HWT - Andre Petroski (UNC) dec. Josh Tuck (CIT), 11-5 (UNC 19-18)]]>    73203Thu, 17 Feb 2011 13:09:05 +0000    Caldwell becomes career leader in winning percentagehttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/caldwell-becomes-career-leader-in-winning-percentage-r73195/
    Caldwell, a two-time All-American and the 2009 NCAA champion at 149 pounds, pinned Derek Royster at 2:14. The pin improved his career winning percentage to .8974, moving him past Sylvester Terkay (.8971, from 1990-93) and into first place in school history.

    Jones pinned eighth-ranked Turtogtokh Luvsandorj at 6:00 in the 165-pound bout. Jones, who improved to 7-17 overall and 3-7 at 165, controlled the entire match. He got a takedown and a near fall in the first period and held a 9-6 lead at the time of the pin. Luvsandorj, who dropped to 34-7, had won eight consecutive matches prior to the pin.

    In the opening match of the night, The Citadel’s Richard Alarcon got a takedown and a reversal against NC State 125-pounder Pedram Rahmatabadi, then put Rahmatabadi on his back for a pin at 6:23 to give the Bulldogs a 6-0 lead.

    Tyler Sims won by forfeit at 133 pounds to make it 12-0 before Darrius Little got the Wolfpack on the scoreboard with an 8-7 decision over Jordan Dix at 133 pounds. The two wrestlers combined for nine points in the second period. Little, who improved to 25-8 for the season, won for the 10th time in his last 12 matches, and the 14th time in his last 17.

    Little’s decision cut the lead to 12-3, and Caldwell made it 12-9 when he pinned Royster. Caldwell improved to 11-0 for the season and 105-12 for his career. He trails only Terkay in career victories (122-105) and career pins (64-58). Caldwell has 49 first-period pins for his career and has wrestled 51 consecutive matches since his last on-the-mat defeat. Caldwell lost by a medical default in January 2009.

    Colton Palmer tied the team score at 12-12 after five bouts with a 3-1 decision over Pierre Frazille at 157 pounds. Palmer got the match-winning takedown with 39 seconds remaining in the match and rode Frazille the remainder of the period. Palmer improved to 26-10 with the decision.

    Nijel Jones’s pin of Luvsandorj gave NC State an 18-12 lead in the team scoring, and the Wolfpack pushed its lead to 24-12 when Quinton Godley pinned Kenneth Radford at 6:54 in the 174-pound match. Godley took control of the match with three takedowns in the second and third periods, then got the fall just ahead of the buzzer in the third. Godley improved to 19-15 overall and 18-13 at 174.

    Justin Sparrow finally ended the slide for The Citadel with an 8-3 decision over Pat Carey at 184 pounds. That cut the Wolfpack lead to 24-15.

    Kelby Smith broke open a close match with a takedown and a pair of near falls in the third period to take a 7-0 decision over KaRonne Jones at 197 pounds. Smith’s decision pulled The Citadel to within six points at 24-18, but Wolfpack heavyweight Eloheim Palma won a 16-6 major decision over Luke Johnson to give the Wolfpack a 28-18 victory in the team scoring.

    Results:
    125 - Richard Alarcon (CIT) pinned Pedram Rahmatabadi at 6:23
    133 - Tyler Sim (CIT) won by forfeit
    141 - Darrius Little (NCS) dec. Jordan Dix, 8-7
    149 - #1 Darrion Caldwell (NCS) pinned Derek Royster at 2:14
    157 - Colton Palmer (NCS) dec. Pierre Frazille, 3-1
    165 - Nijel Jones (NCS) pinned #8 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj at 6:00
    174 - Quinton Godley (NCS) pinned Kenneth Radford at 6:54
    184 - Justin Sparrow (CIT) dec. Pat Carey, 8-3
    197 - Kelby Smith (CIT) dec. KaRonne Jones, 7-0
    Hwt - Eloheim Palma (NCS) major dec. Luke Johnson, 16-6]]>    73195Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:03:12 +0000    North Carolina takes down NC Statehttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/north-carolina-takes-down-nc-state-r73112/
    Carolina earned victories in six of the ten weight classes, including pins by Corey Mock at 157 pounds and Zac Bennett at 197. Other Tar Heels to capture victories were Pat Owens (133), Thomas Scotton (165), Andre Petroski (174) and Antonio Giorgio (184).

    The match began at 125 pounds, and NC State jumped out to an early 3-0 lead when Pedram Rahmatabadi defeated Nick Shields 6-4. Shields gained an early advantage with a takedown, but Rahmatabadi took a 4-2 lead in the second period with a three-point near fall. A Shields reversal tied the bout at four, but an escape by Rahmatabadi and a minute of riding time gave the Wolfpack the decision.

    Carolina evened the match at 133 pounds when Owens overcame an early 4-0 deficit to beat Dale Shull 10-4. Shull jumped out front with a takedown and a near fall, but Owens responded with reversals in both the first and second periods. The duo entered the third period tied, but Owens registered a two-point and a three-point near fall to take control and win the bout.

    The Wolfpack regained the lead at 141 pounds when Darrius Little recorded a 5-2 victory over Mike Rappo. Little took Rappo down in the first period and kept the lead throughout. Rappo pulled within 3-2 early in the third period, but Little clinched the bout with a late takedown. With NC State leading 6-3, top-ranked 149-pounder Darrion Caldwell jumped out to an early 4-0 lead and never looked back in defeating Carolina’s Nick Stabile. The Tar Heel senior earned a late reversal, but Caldwell took a 7-3 decision to give the Wolfpack a 9-3 advantage.

    Mock knotted the match at nine when he pinned Colton Palmer at 5:43 in the 157-pound weight class. After falling behind 2-0, Mock registered an escape and a takedown to take the lead before gaining a two-point near fall at the second period buzzer to take a 5-2 lead. After choosing bottom and escaping to begin the period, Mock pinned the Wolfpack junior 43 seconds into the third period.

    Carolina took its first lead of the night at 12-9 when Scotton snapped a six-match losing by narrowly defeating Nijel Jones, 6-5. Scotton held a 4-1 lead after two periods due to a first-period takedown and a second-period reversal. The senior extended that lead to 6-2 and seemingly took control of the bout after a takedown with 0:56 remaining. However, Jones earned two points due to stalling and recorded an escape to pull within one, but Scotton fended off the comeback and took the contest.

    Petroski extended the Carolina lead with an intense 4-2 overtime victory over NC State’s Quinton Godley. Godley grabbed the lead with a second-period reversals but escapes by Petroski in both the second and third periods tied the bout. The match went to a sudden victory period, where Petroski earned a takedown at 0:35 to increase the Carolina lead to 15-9.

    Carolina pulled ahead 18-9 when Giorgio defeated Pat Carey at 184 pounds. The reigning ACC Co-Wrestler of the Week, Giorgio jumped out front 4-0 with a takedown and a near fall in the first period. The freshman extended the advantage to 6-1 with a reversal in the second period and then withstood a late rally from Carey to win 9-5.

    Bennett clinched the match for the Tar Heels when he pinned KaRonne Jones at 197 pounds. The Johnstown, Pa., native took control early with a takedown and a three-point near fall, then ended the contest at 1:41 to record his ninth victory in 10 matches and his third consecutive fall.

    At heavyweight, Carolina freshman Ben Brooks was defeated in a tight 3-2 affair by Wolfpack sophomore Eloheim Palma. Palma used a first-period takedown to grab a lead that Brooks could not overcome, bringing the final score to 24-12.

    The Tar Heels are back in action Saturday when they host Edinboro at 1 p.m. Saturday at Carmichael Arena.

    Results:
    125 – Pedram Rahmatabadi (NCSU) dec. Nick Shields (UNC), 6-4 (NCSU 3-0)
    133 – Pat Owens (UNC) dec. Dale Shull (NCSU), 10-4 (Tied 3-3)
    141 – Darrius Little (NCSU) dec. Mike Rappo (UNC), 5-2 (NCSU 6-3)
    149 - #1 Darrion Caldwell (NCSU) dec. Nick Stabile (UNC), 7-3 (NCSU 9-3)
    157 – Corey Mock (UNC) pins Colton Palmer (NCSU), 5:43 (Tied 9-9)
    165 – Thomas Scotton (UNC) dec. Nijel Jones (NCSU), 6-5 (UNC 12-9)
    174 – Andre Petroski (UNC) dec. Quinton Godley (NCSU), 4-2 (SV) (UNC 15-9)
    184 – Antonio Giorgio (UNC) dec. Pat Carey (NCSU), 9-5 (UNC 18-9)
    197 – Zac Bennett (UNC) pins KaRonne Jones (NCSU), 1:41 (UNC 24-9)
    HWT – Eloheim Palma (NCSU) dec. Ben Brooks (UNC), 3-2 (UNC 24-12)]]>    73112Sat, 05 Feb 2011 03:21:28 +0000    NC State tops Duke, Caldwell gets pinhttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/nc-state-tops-duke-caldwell-gets-pin-r73060/
    The Wolfpack won for the seventh time in its last 10 dual matches to improve to 8-5 overall and 1-1 in the ACC. Duke dropped to 1-3-1 overall and 0-2 in conference action.

    “I was pleased with our tempo and our pacing tonight,” Wolfpack coach Carter Jordan said. “We were aggressive. We lost some of that at the end, but I think that was due in part to inexperience.”

    The Wolfpack took a 12-0 lead after two matches thanks to Duke forfeits at 125 and 133 pounds. In the first actual bout of the evening, NC State’s Darrius Little overcame an early takedown by Mike Bell, built a 4-2 lead after two periods, and dominated the third period for an 8-2 decision. Little won his seventh match in a row and his 11th in his last 12 to improve to 22-6. The decision pushed the Wolfpack’s team lead to 15-0.

    Darrion Caldwell followed Little to the mat for the Wolfpack and pinned A.J. Guardado in 98 seconds to give NC State a 21-0 advantage. Caldwell improved to 7-0 with six pins for the season. The victory was the 101st of his career and the pin was his 56th. Caldwell is second to Sylvester Terkay (1990-93) in NC State history in both categories. Terkay won 122 matches with 64 pins in his career. Caldwell’s pin was his 48th first-period pin.

    No sooner had Caldwell pinned Guardado than freshman Matt Nereim, wrestling up a weight, pinned Duke’s Ryan Harding in 76 seconds to lift the NC State lead to 27-0. Nereim improved to 11-2 on the season. The match was his first at 157. He is 10-2 at 149 and has won nine matches in a row.

    “Darrion looked like Darrion,” Jordan said. “What else can you say. He’s just a special wrestler. We’ve been careful in bringing him back from his shoulder injury, but he hasn’t shown any ill effects. And for a freshman, Matt Nereim has been spectacular. We’ve been using him at 149 while we’ve brought Darrion along from his injury. Tonight was his first match at 157 and he looked terrific.”

    Duke got on the scoreboard with Willy Mello’s 8-6 decision over the Pack’s Colin Genthert at 165 pounds. Mello took control of the match with a reversal and three-point near fall in the first period, then staved off a third-period comeback attempt by Genthert. The Blue Devils trimmed the team lead to 27-9 when Bret Klopp pinned the Pack’s Nijel Jones in 1:02 in the 174-pound match.

    The Blue Devils reached double digits on the scoreboard and cut the Wolfpack lead to 27-12 with Diego Bencomo’s 4-1 decision over Quinton Godley at 184 pounds. Bencomo overcame a 1-0 lead in the third period with an escape, a takedown and a point for riding time. Godley, wrestling his third match at 184, dropped to 18-11 overall. He is 1-2 at 184 and 17-9 at 174. Duke cut the NC State lead to 27-15 with Brian Self’s 3-1 decision over KaRonne Jones at 197 pounds.

    Eloheim Palma ended the bout with a 6-4 decision over Andrew Fulk to lift the Wolfpack to the final margin of victory to 30-15. Palma took the early lead with a pair of takedowns in the first period and put the match away with an escape and riding time in the third period.

    “Eloheim has struggled lately, so he needed that,” Jordan said. “He’s so intense and works so hard, and he’s been frustrated because things haven’t clicked for him lately. He needs to keep working and fighting his way through it. He has a great work ethic.”

    NC State hits the road this weekend for a dual match at Stillwater, Okla., against fourth-ranked Oklahoma State on Sunday at 3 p.m.

    Results:
    125 - Dustin Champion (NCS) won by forfeit
    133 - Dale Shull (NCS) won by forfeit
    141 - Darrius Little (NCS) dec. Mike Bell, 8-2
    149 - Darrion Caldwell (NCS) pinned A.J. Guardado at 1:38
    157 - Matt Nereim (NCS) pinned Ryan Harding at 1:16
    165 - Willy Mello (DU) dec. Colin Genthert, 8-6
    174 - Bret Klopp (DU) pinned Nijel Jones at 1:02
    184 - Diego Bencomo (DU) dec. Quinton Godley, 4-1
    197 - Brian Self (DU) dec. KaRonne Jones, 3-1
    Hwt - Eloheim Palma (NCS) dec. Andrew Fulk, 6-4]]>    73060Fri, 28 Jan 2011 01:52:08 +0000    NC State splits a pair at tri-meethttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/nc-state-splits-a-pair-at-tri-meet-r73017/
    NC State (7-5) led 12-9 at the midway point, thanks to a 5-3 decision by Darrius Little over 19th-ranked Germane Lindsey at 141, freshman Matt Nereim's pin of Darrin Boing at 149, and Colton Palmer's 9-2 decision over Casey Gordon at 157.

    The Bobcats (6-3) ran the table from there, however, winning twice by major decision and once by pin to win the match going away and come out of the tri-meet unbeaten.

    In the afternoon's opening bout, the Wolfpack dropped the 125-pound match vs. Campbell before winning seven of the next eight to win handily. Darrius Little won a major decision at 141 over Brad Merriman, and 149-pounder Matt Nereim built a 14-0 lead after one period before pinning Darien Peele at 3:49. Little's victory was his 20th of the season. Quinton Godley won a major decision at 174, and Nijel Jones, who began the year at 165 pounds, pinned John Merickel at 184.

    "We wrestled well in spots," Wolfpack coach Carter Jordan said. "A key match was Darrius Little defeating a returning All-American. That should put him in the top 20 and solidify a spot for him at nationals. That was huge. I thought our starters wrestled well. Matt Nereim at 149 was huge. We haven't had a freshman wrestle like that since Darrion [Caldwell]. We keep taking two steps forward and one back, but we're making progress."


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    Ohio made short work of Campbell in the second match of the day, winning all 10 matches, only one of which went the full seven minutes. The Bobcats recorded eight pins, a technical fall and a major decision in dismantling the Camels by a 57-0 margin. The match lasted less than an hour. Campbell fell to 1-13 with the losses to NC State and Ohio.

    NC State returns to action on Thursday at Reynolds Coliseum with an Atlantic Coast Conference match vs. Duke. The match will begin at 7 p.m.

    NC State 31, Campbell
    125 - Tanner Bidelspach (CU) dec. Pedram Rahmatabadi, 3-1
    133 - Conor Hovis (NCS) dec. Gabe Gardner, 14-7
    141 - Darrius Little (NCS) major dec. Brad Merriman, 14-5
    149 - Matt Nereim (NCS) pinned Darien Peele at 3:49
    157 - Colton Palmer (NCS) dec. Jake Fose, 7-4
    165 - Ryan Ham (CU) dec. Colin Genthert, 5-2
    174 - Quinton Godley (NCS) major dec. Peter Comis, 11-1
    184 - Nijel Jones (NCS) pinned John Merickel at 3:57
    197 - KaRonne Jones (NCS) technical fall Justin Sparrow, 18-0
    Hwt - Parker Burns (CU) dec. Eloheim Palma, 4-3

    Ohio 57, Campbell 0
    125 - Gabe Ramos (OU) pinned Tanner Bidelspach at 3:34
    133 - Jake Wojcik (OU) major dec. Gabe Gardner, 12-2
    141 - #19 Germane Lindsey (OU) pinned Brad Merriman at 5:45
    149 - Darrin Boing (OU) technical fall Darrien Peele, 18-1
    157 - Chris Kline (OU) pinned Jake Fose at 3:36
    165 - Steve Wilson (OU) pinned Ryan Ham at 3:14
    174 - Nick Purdue (OU) pinned Peter Comis at 3:20
    184 - Ryan Garringer (OU) pinned John Merickel at 2:22
    197 - Erik Schuth (OU) pinned Justin Sparrow at 0:15
    Hwt - #20 Jeremy Johnson (OU) pinned Parker Burns at 1:23

    Ohio 29, NC State 12
    125 - Gabe Ramos (OU) technical fall Pedram Rahmatabadi, 15-0
    133 - Gavin Moore (OU) major dec. Conor Hovis, 10-0
    141 - Darrius Little (NCS) dec. #19 Germane Lindsey, 5-3
    149 - Matt Nereim (NCS) pinned Darrin Boing at 3:46
    157 - Colton Palmer (NCS) dec. Casey Gordon, 9-2
    165 - Steve Wilson (OU) major dec. Colin Genthert, 10-3
    174 - Nick Purdue (OU) major dec. Nijel Jones, 17-4
    184 - Ryan Garringer (OU) dec. Quinton Godley, 9-6
    197 - Erik Schuth (OU) pinned KaRonne Jones at 1:08
    Hwt - #20 Jeremy Johnson (OU) dec. Eloheim Palma, 4-1]]>    73017Sun, 23 Jan 2011 02:07:36 +0000    Caldwell goes 4-0 to reach century markhttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/caldwell-goes-4-0-to-reach-century-mark-r72929/
    With his four victories Saturday, Caldwell became just the second wrestler in NC State history to win 100 or more matches in a career. Caldwell, the 2009 NCAA champion at 149 pounds, trails only Sylvester Terkay (1990-93) in career victories at NC State. Terkay went 122-14 in his four-year career, which he capped by going 41-0 in 1993 and winning the national championship at heavyweight.

    “I was talking to a reporter last week who told me he was looking forward to watching Darrion go from a champion to a legend,” Wolfpack head coach Carter Jordan said. “He’s going to have to win another championship to do that, but he’s becoming a legend here at NC State.

    “Winning 100 matches, that’s amazing. He’s only the second guy in school history to do that, and the names at the top of that list are the very greatest wrestlers in the history of this program. Some of them, like Sylvester Terkay and Tab Thacker, those guys rank among the all-time greats in the history of the sport. Darrion is making his mark as one of the great ones. The numbers speak for themselves.”

    With his four victories Saturday, Caldwell now has 55 pins for his career, moving him past Thacker (54 pins from 1981-84) and into second place in the school record book for career falls. Terkay holds the school career mark for pins with 64.

    All four of Caldwell’s pins on Saturday came in the first period. Of his 55 career pins, 46 are first-period pins.

    Caldwell’s career won-lost record now stands at 100-12, giving him a winning percentage of .893, second in program history only to Terkay’s .897.

    “It was a very special day for me,” said Caldwell, who improved to 6-0 on the season. “It was a long time coming and I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I was six wins shy of 100 back before my injury, and it was a long wait to get back out there. And it was especially sweet to have my family here for it, my mom and dad and girlfriend.”

    Caldwell’s last defeat was by injury default two seasons ago to Oklahoma’s Kyle Terry, snapping a 29-match winning streak. The last time an opponent actually defeated Caldwell by outscoring him on the mat was in the wrestlebacks of the 2008 NCAA Championships. He has now wrestled 45 consecutive matches without being defeated, although that is not an official winning streak because of the default.

    “I was not aware of that,” Caldwell said. “That’s just a testament to the hard work that the coaches and I have put in. The proof’s in the pudding.”

    With Caldwell leading the way, NC State won three of four matches Saturday, scoring victories over Anderson, Mercyhurst and Campbell. The Wolfpack (5-3) dropped its final bout of the day, 27-18 to North Dakota State, which went unbeaten in four matches.

    The Wolfpack won all nine contested bouts in a 35-6 rout of Anderson, allowing the six points on a forfeit at 141 pounds. Caldwell and 165-pounder Colin Genthert recorded pins, and 125-pounder Pedram Rahmatabadi and 174-pounder Quinton Godley each had a victory by major decision.

    The Wolfpack’s second match went to the final bout on the card before heavyweight Eloheim Palma snapped a 20-20 tie by pinning Jeffrey Pollard and lifted NC State to a 26-20 victory. Caldwell and 197-pounder KaRonne Jones also won by fall, and Godley won by a technical fall.

    NC State won eight of nine contested matches in defeating Campbell 29-7. Caldwell had the only pin, but KaRonne Jones won by a technical fall. Campbell had two points deducted from its team score for flagrant misconduct.

    NC State got victories from Caldwell, Palmer and Godley in the loss to North Dakota State, plus Palma was beneficiary of a forfeit at heavyweight, but the Wolfpack dropped six matches, including a major decision, a technical fall and a pin.

    NC State will return to action next weekend with a pair of road matches. The Pack will be at VMI at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 14, and at Virginia at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 15.

    NC State 35, Anderson 6
    125 - Pedram Rahmatabadi (NCS) major dec. Andrew Rankin, 14-4
    133 - Conor Hovis (NCS) dec. Joseph Perry, 7-2
    141 - Ian Harper (AU) won by forfeit
    149 - Darrion Caldwell (NCS) pinned Dalton Harper at 2:35
    157 - Colton Palmer (NCS) dec. Nick Giulietti, 8-2
    165 - Colin Genthert (NCS) pinned Brian Onofrio at 6:00
    174 - Quinton Godley (NCS) major dec. Trevor Sanford, 15-5
    184 - Nijel Jones (NCS) dec. Sean O’Connell, 7-5
    197 - KaRonne Jones (NCS) dec. Zoi Oulette, 5-2
    Hwt - Eloheim Palma (NCS) dec. Chase Duke, 10-4

    North Dakota State 45, Mercyhurst 6
    125 - Trent Sprenkle (NDS) pinned T.J. Stanton at 3:48
    133 - Justin Solberg (NDS) pinned Levi Smeltzer at 5:28
    141 - Trevor Johnson (NDS) dec. Tony D’Urso, 4-1
    149 - Mark Erikson (NDS) pinned Shane Foster at 2:51
    157 - Vince Salminen (NDS) dec. Jordan Shields, 4-1
    165 - Steve Monk (NDS) pinned Clint Schaefer at 1:53
    174 - Mac Stoll (NDS) won by forfeit
    184 - Ken Moenkedick (NDS) dec. Londele Cox, 6-0
    197 - Drew Ross (NDS) pinned Michael Pollard at 2:40
    Hwt - Nathan Sharp (MC) won by forfeit

    NC State 26, Mercyhurst 20
    125 - Pedram Rahmatabadi (NCS) dec. T.J. Stanton, 7-2
    133 - Michael Baxter (MC) technical fall Conor Hovis, 15-0
    141 - Tony D’Urso (MC) won by forfeit
    149 - Darrion Caldwell (NCS) pinned Shane Foster at 2:41
    157 - Colton Palmer (NCS) dec. Jordan Shields, 3-2
    165 - Clint Schaefer (MC) dec. Colin Genthert, 10-5
    174 - Quinton Godley (NCS) technical fall Eric Lundgren, 21-6
    184 - Nijel Jones (NCS) dec. Londele Cox, 7-5
    197 - Michael Pollard (MC) pinned KaRonne Jones at 1:52
    Hwt - Eloheim Palma (NCS) pinned Jeffrey Pollard at 1:10

    North Dakota State 49, Campbell 6
    125 - Trent Sprenkle (NDS) pinned Tanner Biedelspach at 3:34
    133 - Justin Solberg (NDS) dec. Gabriel Gardner, 5-1
    141 - Trevor Johnson (NDS) major dec. Brad Merriman, 15-2
    149 - Mark Erikson (NDS) pinned Darien Peele at 3:40
    157 - Vince Salminen (NDS) pinned Jake Fose at 3:44
    165 - Tyler Johnson (NDS) pinned Joel Caudill at 1:05
    174 - Mac Stoll (NDS) pinned Justin Sparrow at 2:53
    184 - Ken Moenkedick (NDS) pinned Peter Comis at 2:59
    197 - Drew Ross (NDS) pinned John Merickel at 1:23
    Hwt - Parker Burns (CU) won by forfeit

    NC State 29, Campbell 7
    125 - Pedram Rahmatabadi (NCS) dec. Tanner Bidelspach, 1-0
    133 - Conor Hovis (NCS) dec. Gabriel Gardner, 8-4
    141 - Brad Merriman (CU) won by forfeit
    149 - Darrion Caldwell (NCS) pinned Darien Peele at 2:40
    157 - Colton Palmer (NCS) vs. Jake Fose, 5-3
    165 - Colin Genthert (NCS) dec Ryan Ham, 10-9 sv
    174 - Quinton Godley (NCS) dec. Peter Comis, 7-3
    184 - Nijel Jones (NCS) dec. John Merickel, 7-4
    197 - KaRonne Jones (NCS) technical fall Justin Sparrow 15-0
    Hwt - Parker Burns (CU) dec. Eloheim Palma, 3-1

    Two teams points deducted from Campbell’s team score for flagrant misconduct following the 174-pound match. Peter Comis was ejected for the remainder of the day’s matches.

    Mercyhurst 37, Anderson 12
    125 - T.J. Stanton (MC) technical fall Andrew Rankin, 16-1
    133 - Michael Baxter (MC) pinned Joseph Perry at 2:04
    141 - Tony D’Urso (MC) dec. Ian Harper, 4-2
    149 - Shane Foster (MC) pinned Dalton Harper at 4:39
    157 - Jordan Shields (MC) major dec. Nick Giulietti, 10-1
    165 - Clint Schaefer (MC) pinned Brian Onofrio at 4:13
    174 - Trevor Sanford (AU) won by forfeit
    184 - Eric Fulmer (MC) major dec. Sean O’Connell, 8-0
    197 - Zoi Oulette (AU) injury default Zoi Oulette, at 4:12
    Hwt - Nathan Sharp (MC) dec. Michael Pollard, 5-2

    Mercyhurst 36, Campbell 9
    125 - T.J. Stanton (MC) dec. Tanner Bidelspach, 4-0
    133 - Levi Smeltzer (MC) pinned Gabriel Gardner at 5:55
    141 - Tony D’Urso (MC) dec. Brad Merriman, 3-2
    149 - Shane Foster (MC) pinned Darien Peele at 6:32
    157 - Jordan Shields (MC) dec. Jake Fose, 6-3
    165 - Clint Shaefer (MC) dec. Joel Caudil, 10-3
    174 - Eric Lundgren (MC) pinned Ryan Ham at 2:42
    184 - John Merickel (CU) dec. Londele Cox, 4-2
    197 - Eric Fulmer (MC) pinned Justin Sparrow at 2:32
    Hwt - Parker Burns (CU) pinned Jeffrey Pollard at 1:57

    North Dakota State 46, Anderson 6
    125 - Trent Sprenkle (NDS) pinned Andrew Rankin at 4:35
    133 - Justin Solberg (NDS) major dec. Joseph Perry, 9-0
    141 - Geoff Martin (NDS) technical fall Ian Harper, 27-12
    149 - Mark Erikson (NDS) major dec. Dalton Harper, 11-3
    157 - Vince Salminen (NDS) pinned Nick Giulietti at 1:30
    165 - Tyler Wells (NDS) pinned Brian Onofrio at 3:38
    174 - Mac Stoll (NDS) dec. Trevor Sanford, 9-6
    184 - Ken Moenkedick (NDS) pinned Sean O’Connell at 2:22
    197 - Drew Ross (NDS) injury default Zoi Oulette at 1:34
    Hwt - Chase Duke (AU) won by forfeit

    North Dakota State 27, NC State 18
    125 - Trent Sprenkle (NDS) technical fall Pedram Rahmatabadi, 26-11 (4 pts)
    133 - Justin Solberg (NDS) major dec. Conor Hovis, 11-0
    141 - Trevor Johnson (NDS) won by forfeit
    149 - Darrion Caldwell (NCS) pinned Mark Erikson at 0:45
    157 - Colton Palmer (NCS) dec. Vince Salminen, 13-6
    165 - Steven Monk (NDS) pinned Colin Genthert at 2:54
    174 - Quinton Godley (NCS) dec. Mac Stoll, 3-2
    184 - Ken Moenkedick (NDS) major dec. Nijel Jones, 11-3
    197 - Drew Ross (NDS) dec. KaRonne Jones, 10-4
    Hwt - Eloheim Pamla (NCS) won by forfeit

    Campbell 21 Anderson 18
    125 - Tanner Bidelspach (CU) major dec. Andrew Rankin, 10-2
    133 - Gabriel Gardner (CU) dec. Joseph Perry, 9-4
    141 - Ian Harper (AU) dec. Brad Merriman, 16-11
    149 - Dalton Harper (AU) pinned Darien Peele at 6:27
    157 - Jake Fose (CU) dec. Nick Giulietti, 10-3
    165 - Brian Onofrio (AU) dec. Ryan Ham, 8-4
    174 - Trevor Sanford (AU) pinned Joel Caudill at 1:09
    184 - John Merickel (CU) dec. Sean O’Connell, 6-0
    197 - Justin Sparrow (CU) won by forfeit
    Hwt - Parker Burns (CU) dec. Chase Duke, 3-2

    Note - Campbell had a point deducted from its team score for unsportsmanlike conduct following the 141-pound match.]]>    72929Sun, 09 Jan 2011 04:59:49 +0000    NC State overcomes Rider, Caldwell wins 10-7https://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/nc-state-overcomes-rider-caldwell-wins-10-7-r72919/
    The Wolfpack won four of the first five bouts to take a 12-4 lead, but needed a 4-2 decision from sophomore 197-pounder KaRonne Jones over Joe Ferber to take a 15-14 team lead heading into the heavyweight bout. Palma pinned Evan Craig at the 4:54 mark to make the final margin of victory seven points.

    Senior 149-pounder Darrion Caldwell, back in action after missing 16 months following shoulder surgery, had to battle to take out Zac Cibula by a 10-7 decision. Caldwell, the 2009 NCAA champion, led 5-4 heading into the third period before pulling away in the final two minutes. He improved to 2-0 on the season and 96-12 for his career, tying him with Mike Lombardo for second place in school history for career wins. Sylvester Terkay won 122 matches from 1990-93.

    Junior 141-pounder Darrius Little won a 10-4 decision over Aaron Nestor to improve his record to 17-6, and junior 157-pounder Colton Palmer took a 6-3 decision over Ramon Santiago to improve to 16-8.

    The victory evened NC State’s dual-match record to 2-2 on the season. The Broncs fell to 3-4.

    The Wolfpack will be back home at Reynolds Coliseum on Friday for intrasquad matches in Beauty and the Beast, a combined exhibition with the NC State gymnastics team. Admission is free and the public is encouraged to attend.

    The Pack will return to action on Saturday with four matches at the NC State Duals, beginning at 1 p.m. at Reynolds Coliseum. NC State will lead off the afternoon vs. Anderson, then will take on Mercyhurst at 2:30, Campbell at 4, and North Dakota State at 7. Admission to the duals is free.

    Results:
    125 - Pedram Rahmatabadi (NCS) dec. Chuck Zeisloft, 10-8
    133 - Jimmy Kirchner (RU) major dec. Conor Hovis, 17-6
    141 - Darrius Little (NCS) dec. Aaron Nestor, 10-4
    149 - Darrion Caldwell (NCS) dec. Zac Cibula, 10-7
    157 - Colton Palmer (NCS) dec. Ramon Santiago, 6-3
    165 - Jim Resnick (RU) major dec. Colin Genthert, 12-0
    174 - Rob Morrison (RU) dec. Quinton Godley, 3-1 (ot)
    184 - James Brundage (RU) dec. Nijel Jones, 8-3
    197 - KaRonne Jones (NCS) dec. Joe Ferber, 4-2
    Hwt - Eloheim Palma (NCS) pinned Evan Craig at 4:34]]>    72919Thu, 06 Jan 2011 11:15:04 +0000    Caldwell returns after 16 months, but NC State loseshttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/caldwell-returns-after-16-months-but-nc-state-loses-r72910/
    The Huskies (9-2) jumped to an 18-0 lead after four matches thanks in large measure to pins by Nathan Graham at 184 pounds and Jacob Dabashinsky at 197. The Pack (1-3) then won four out of the next five bouts to pull within striking distance heading into the finale, but Hickman got off to a quick start in his bout with Palmer and went on to win by a 13-5 major decision.

    After Bloomsburg jumped to the 18-0 lead, sophomore Eloheim Palma (5-2) got NC State on the scoreboard with a 3-1 decision over Zach Walsh. Redshirt-sophomore Pedram Rahmatabadi (7-5) cut the lead to 18-9 by pinning Sean Boylan in 43 seconds in the match at 125 pounds. Nick Wilcox stopped the Wolfpack's momentum with a pin of freshman Conor Hovis at 133 pounds, forcing NC State to record pins in two of the final three matches just to force a tie.

    Junior 141-pounder Darrius Little (16-6) got three points back with a 6-1 decision over Derek Shingara. The decision also avenged a 4-1 loss that Little suffered at the hands of Shingara last week at the Southern Scuffle.

    Darrion Caldwell, the 2009 national champion at 149 pounds, was up next. Caldwell was making his season debut for the Pack after missing 16 months due to shoulder surgery. He looked to be in midseason form, rolling up a 12-0 lead on Josh Roosa before pinning him at the 4:54 mark.

    The pin was 51st in Caldwell's career. He now needs four more to pass Tab Thacker (1981-84) for second place in school history in career falls. The victory was the 95th for Caldwell, which places him one shy of tying Mike Lombardo (1985-88) for second place in school history. Sylvester Terkay (1990-93) holds the school records for career pins (64) and career victories (122). At 95-12, Caldwell's career winning percentage now stands at .888, placing him in third place in the Wolfpack record book, just .001 behind Thacker (92-11-1) and .009 behind Terkay (122-14).

    NC State returns to the mat Wednesday with a 4 p.m. match at Rider.

    Results:
    165 - Josh Veltre (BU) dec. Colin Genthert, 8-3
    174 - Mike Dessino (BU) dec. Quinton Godley, 7-2
    184 - Nathan Graham (BU) pinned Nijel Jones at 1:22
    197 - Jacob Dabashinsky (BU) pinned KaRonne Jones at 6:56
    Hwt - Eloheim Palma (NCS) dec. Zach Walsh, 3-1
    125 - Pedram Rahmatabadi (NCS) pinned Sean Boylan at 0:43
    133 - Nick Wilcox (BU) pinned Conor Hovis at 4:49
    141 - Darrius Little (NCS) dec. Derek Shingara, 6-1
    149 - Darrion Caldwell (NCS) pinned Josh Roosa at 4:54
    157 - Frank Hickman (BU) major dec. Colton Palmer, 13-5]]>    72910Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:35:49 +0000    Caldwell a "game-time decision" for Southern Scufflehttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/caldwell-a-game-time-decision-for-southern-scuffle-r72860/
    The Southern Scuffle has evolved into one of the top in-season tournaments of the college wrestling season, and its proximity to Raleigh makes it a natural for NC State. This will mark the Wolfpack’s fifth consecutive appearance at the Southern Scuffle and its sixth in the last seven years. NC State finished seventh in 2006 and 10th in 2008.

    This year’s field will be highlighted by Cornell, which is currently ranked No. 1 in the nation by intermatwrestle.com. Minnesota (No. 4) and Penn State (No. 7) are also ranked in the top 10 and will be in the field, along with Michigan (No. 16), Hofstra (18), Kent State (20), Virginia (26), and Edinboro (28).

    “We’re excited about the Southern Scuffle,” Wolfpack head coach Carter Jordan said. “It’s a great tournament with excellent competition so we get a chance to measure ourselves against top-caliber competition. And because it’s in Greensboro it gives our fans a chance to come and watch us wrestle.”

    The Southern Scuffle will be the last in-season tournament of 2010-11 for NC State, which is 1-1 in duals and has participated in the Wolfpack Open, the Pembroke Classic and the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.

    The Southern Scuffle also could mark the return to the mat for Darrion Caldwell, who underwent shoulder surgery in September 2009 and missed all of last season while recuperating. Caldwell, who went 38-1 two seasons ago and won the national championship at 149 pounds, is entered in the Southern Scuffle, but Jordan is still mulling over whether to turn Caldwell loose on Wednesday.

    “It’ll be a game-time decision,” Jordan said. “He’s looked great in practice and he’s itching to go. I mean, he really is wrestling well in practice. At the same time, he could wind up wrestling five tough bouts or more in a span of two days. I just don’t know whether it’s right to subject him to that or not at this point. We practice one last time [on Tuesday] and how he looks then will play a part in my decision.”

    Jordan said that regardless of whether Caldwell wrestles in Greensboro or not, he will definitely be in the lineup when the Pack returns to dual-match action Jan. 4-5 at Bloomsburg and Rider, respectively.]]>    72860Tue, 28 Dec 2010 03:56:18 +0000    Pritts joins coaching staff at North Carolina Statehttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/pritts-joins-coaching-staff-at-north-carolina-state-r72319/
    Pritts comes to Raleigh after nine years and two stints at the University of Missouri. He also worked three years as an assistant at Old Dominion.

    “Lee is one of the most talented assistant coaches in the country,” Wolfpack head coach Carter Jordan said. “His energy and passion for the sport are contagious. We're extremely excited and fortunate to have him join our staff.”

    Pritts forged a reputation as one of the top recruiters in the country during his first stint at Missouri (1998-2004). Serving as an assistant to Tigers head coach Brian Smith, Pritts aided in turning around the Tiger wrestling program, recruiting some of the best high school athletes in the nation and molding them into NCAA All-Americans.

    In 2004, Pritts left Missouri and became an assistant coach at Old Dominion University, where he helped build two top-10 recruiting classes. During his three-year tenure at ODU, the Monarchs sent nine wrestlers to the NCAA Championships. In 2008, James Nicholson, whom Pritts helped to recruit, became the first Monarch All-American in 13 years.

    Pritts returned to Missouri at the start of the 2007-08 campaign and in three years helped coach seven Tigers to a total of 10 All-America honors.

    Among the wrestlers Pritts recruited and coached at Missouri were:

    • Max Askren (184) - 3-time All-American (2008, 2009, 2010), NCAA champion (2010)
    • Scott Barker (184-197) - 2-time All-American (2002, 2003), NCAA runner-up (2003)
    • Matt Pell (184-165) - 2-time All-American (2005, 2007)
    • Ben Askren (174) - 4-time All-American (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007), 2-time NCAA champion (2006, 2007)
    • Raymond Jordan (184) - 2-time All-American (2008, 2009)

    During the summer of 2009, Pritts coached Tiger heavyweight Dominique Bradley to a FILA Junior World Freestyle Championship title. Earlier in the year, Bradley took gold at the FILA Junior World Team Trials held in Colorado Springs, Colo., earning a spot on the United States Junior Freestyle National Team.

    Pritts attended Eastern Michigan University, where he wrestled at 118 pounds. He was a two-time team captain and made three appearances in the NCAA Championships, earning All-America honors in 1996. In addition to his collegiate accomplishments, Pritts qualified for the 2000 Olympic Trials.

    Pritts was coached by Smith during his high school career at Western High School in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

    A native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Pritts is married to the former Krista Kapeller and has one son, Briggs, age 5, and daughter Kelbi Gracin, age 2.]]>    72319Mon, 26 Jul 2010 06:40:24 +0000    North Carolina upsets Edinborohttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/north-carolina-upsets-edinboro-r71695/
    The Tar Heel were led by pins by two wrestlers who were national qualifiers a season ago: 141-pounder Mike Rappo and 197-pounder Dennis Drury. Jeremy Shaw, (133), No. 10 Thomas Scotton (157), Kyle Kiss (165) and Ziad Haddad (heavyweight) also earned victories for the Tar Heels.

    Edinboro jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead when eighth-ranked 125-pounder Eric Morrill grabbed an 18-4 major decision victory over Carolina's Brian Bokoski. Shaw, however, responded and put the Tar Heels on the scoreboard by defeating Kyle Fluke 9-6. The win was the senior's sixth in dual competition this year, which marks a career high.

    Rappo kept the momentum on the Tar Heels' side when he pinned Joel Webster with only two seconds remaining in the second period. The result improved Rappo's record to 10-8 and the pin was his second on the season. At 149 pounds, Edinboro bounced back with a Torsten Gillespie 6-0 victory over UNC's Jon Burns, which trimmed Carolina's lead to 9-7.

    Carolina answered with two victories in the middle weight classes to extend its lead to 15-7. First, Scotton defeated Johnny Gresheimer 4-3 to boost his record to 24-5. With his 24th victory, Scotton has bested his career high of 23 set during his sophomore campaign. Kiss followed that up with a 7-3 victory at 165 pounds over Chris Hrunka, who was filling in for injured defending national champion Jarrod King.

    Two consecutive wins by the Fighting Scots cut the Tar Heel lead to just one. 174-pounder Thomas Ferguson was defeated by Phil Moricone 12-4 and Nick Tenpenny dropped a 5-2 decision to Edinboro's Pat Bradshaw.

    However, the Tar Heel big guys finished strong to ensure the Tar Heels claimed victory. Drury, a senior from Jenkintown, Pa., registered his seventh pin by dispatching of Shawn Fendone in 6:14 to put UNC up 21-14 and clinch the victory. Haddad then capped the night by upsetting No. 18 Chris Birchler 3-2 at heavyweight.

    Results:
    125 lbs. #8 Eric Morrill (EU) maj. dec. Brian Bokoski (UNC), 18-4 4-0
    133 lbs. Jeremy Shaw (UNC) dec. Kyle Fluke (EU), 9-6 4-3
    141 lbs. Mike Rappo (UNC) fall over Joel Webster (EU), 4:58 4-9
    149 lbs. Torsten Gillespie (EU) dec. Jon Burns (UNC), 6-0 7-9
    157 lbs. #10 Thomas Scotton (UNC) dec. Johnny Gresheimer (EU), 4-3 7-12
    165 lbs. Kyle Kiss (UNC) dec. Chris Hrunka (EU), 7-3 7-15
    174 lbs. Phil Moricone (EU) maj. dec. Thomas Ferguson (UNC), 12-4 11-15
    184 lbs. Pat Bradshaw (EU) dec. Nick Tenpenny (UNC), 5-2 14-15
    197 lbs. Denny Drury (UNC) fall over Shawn Fendone (EU), 6:14 14-21
    Hwt. Ziad Haddad (UNC) dec. #18 Chris Birchler (EU), 3-2 14-24]]>    71695Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:06:45 +0000    NC State downs UNC Greensborohttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/nc-state-downs-unc-greensboro-r71682/
    The victory lifted the Wolfpack to 6-11 on the season and snapped a four-match losing streak. NC State won five of the nine bouts, with one match being a double forfeit. The loss dropped the Spartans to 5-7.

    Neither team had a wrestler available at 125 pounds, so the match started at 133, and freshman Dale Shull got the Wolfpack off to a fast startby pinning Casey Boyle. Shull worked Boyle for a takedown 18 seconds into the match and methodically worked him to his back, getting the pin at the 0:47 mark.

    The pin gave the Wolfpack a 6-0 lead in the team scoring, but Ivan Lopouchanski got half of those back with a 4-1 decision over Scott Norris. Lopouchanski got an escape to start the second period and then took Norris down, ending ther period with a 3-1 lead. A point for riding time provided the final point.

    The most entertaining match of the night was at 149. Greyson Mills, wrestling as an emergency starter for NC State in place of the injured Bobby Mills, came away with a 12-10 victory over Alejandro Soto-Perez in a match filled with sudden momentum shifts. Mills opened the match with a quick takedown, but Soto-Perez escaped and then got a takedown midway through the period, which ended in a 3-3 tie after a Mills escape. Mills opened the second period in the down position and escaped, but not before Soto-Perez had a minute of riding time. Soto-Perez carried a 5-4 lead into the third period thanks to a takedown late in the second, and Soto-Perez picked up three quick points to start the third with a 9-5 lead. With time tiocking away, Mills struck for a takedown and a three-point near fall late in the period to take a 10-9 lead. The minute of riding time Soto-Perez picked up in the second period made it a 10-10 tie at the end of regulation. Mills got a takedown to win the match 15 seconds into sudden victory. That gave the Wolfpack a 9-3 lead in the team scoring.

    NC State made it 13-3 with Brett Farina’s 15-7 major decision over Travis Sheehy. Farina actually trailed 6-2 late in the first period before a late reversal made it 6-4. With Sheehy battling cramps in his left calf, Farina rode him the entire second period and threw in a three-point near fall to take a 7-6 lead. Farina started the third period down, escaped and then got two points when stalling was called on Sheehy. Sheehy got a point back for an illegal hold by Farina, but Farina put the match away with another three-point near fall and a point for riding time.

    Ray Ward extended NC State’s lead to 16-3 with a 7-5 decision over Victor Hojilla at 165. Ward had a pair of takedowns and a reversal in the decision.

    Byron Sigmon got UNCG back on the scoreboard with a 5-3 decision over Quinton Godley at 174. Sigmon rode Godley for most of the second period and started the third with a reversal after opening in the down position. The cut the NC State lead to 16-6.

    Andrew Saunders made it two matches in a row for the Spartans and got them right back into the match with a 20-4 technical fall over Colin Genthert at 184. Genthert, who weighed in at 174, gave up 10 pounds to Sauders and it showed. Saunders took a 6-2 lead after on period on three takedowns, then blew the match open in the second period with a reversal, a takedown and a pair of near falls. Leading 15-3 after two periods, Saunders got a takedown and a near fall early in the third period to end the bout with NC State leading 16-11.

    Ryan Sughrue made it a one-bout match with one bout remaining when he handed Christian McClean a 9-3 defeat at 197. Sughrue built a 5-0 lead through two periods with more than three minutes of riding time, then overcame a McClean takedown to pick up the decision.

    Palma dominated the heavyweight bout from the start. He took Sturgeon down in the first 30 seconds and rode him out the rest of the first period. Palma then started the second period down, escaped and got another takedown, this time riding Sturgeon until late in the period to take a 5-1 lead into the final period. Palma’s third takedown of the match plus a point for riding time made the final score 8-2.

    NC State will return to action on Saturday with a home doubleheader against Virginia Tech and Virginia at Reynolds Coliseum. The VPI match will start at 11 a.m., with the Virginia match following at 1 p.m.

    Results:
    125 - no match
    133 - Dale Shull (NCS) pinned Casey Boyle, at 0:47
    141 - Ivan Lopouchanski (UNCG) dec. Scott Norris, 4-1
    149 - Greyson Mills (NCS) dec. Alejandro Soto-Perez, 12-10 sv
    157 - Brett Farina (NCS) major dec. Travis Sheehy, 15-7
    165 - Ray Ward (NCS) dec. Victor Hojilla, 7-5
    174 - Byron Sigmon (UNCG) dec. Quinton Godley, 5-3
    184 - Andrew Saunders (UNCG) tech fall Colin Genthert, 20-4
    197 - Ryan Sughrue (UNCG) dec. Christian McClean, 9-3
    Hwt - Eloheim Palma (NCS) dec. Peter Sturgeon, 8-2]]>    71682Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:02:16 +0000    North Carolina State tops The Citadelhttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/north-carolina-state-tops-the-citadel-r71054/
    “We had four freshmen in the lineup and I thought we wrestled pretty well overall,” Wolfpack head coach Carter Jordan said. “We did some really good things and we did some really young things. We have some things to work on and it’s going to take time, but we did well. I was very pleased at our aggressiveness. We went after it.”

    Odie Delaney, the defending SoCon champion and NCAA qualifier at 197 pounds, started off the dual with a quick two-point takedown of the Wolfpack’s Christian McClean and led 2-0 after one period. Delaney started down in the second period, but quickly escaped, reversed McClean, then pinned him at the 3:44 mark to put The Citadel up 6-0.

    Wolfpack heavyweight Bobby Isola led Ivan Muller 2-1 after one period. Isola escaped to earn the only point of the second period, going up 3-1. In the third, Muller earned an escape point, but could not down Isola as NC State won at heavyweight to cut into the team lead to 6-3.

    Moving to the top of the lineup, The Citadel’s Richard Alarcon took the Pack’s Taylor Cummings down 30 second into the 125-pound match. Cummings escaped to trim the lead 2-1 and followed with a couple of takedowns to go up 5-2 after one period. In the second, Cummings started on bottom and quickly escaped, opening his lead to 6-2. Alarcon turned the tables with a takedown, but Cummings escaped to make the final score 7-4, tying the team score at 6-6.

    The Wolfpack’s Darrius Little, a 2009 NCAA qualifier, took a 2-0 lead over Jordan Dix with a takedown at the end of the first period. Dix made it 2-1 with an escape to start the second perod, but Little got a takedown with 10 second to go in the first to go up 4-1 after two. Little got the escape followed by a takedown to start the third period. Little increased his lead and won the match 9-3. NC State took the lead at 9-6.

    Wolfpack freshman Dale Shull, a 2009 high school national champion, led Nick LaFevre 2-0 after one period at 141 pounds. LaFevre started on top in the second and rode out the period with Shull earning a point on an illegal hold to go up 3-0. The third period featured a scoreless affair with the match ending at 3-0 and NC State moving up 12-6 in the dual.

    Colton Palmer began the 149-pound bout with a quick takedown of Pierre Frazile, who immediately called an injury timeout and wound up defaulting at the 10-second mark. The six team points pushed the Wolfpack’s team lead to 18-6.

    NC State’s Bobby Ward and Turtogtokh Luvsandorj took a 4-4 tie into the third period. An escape and riding time gave Ward a 6-4 victory and a 21-6 team lead for the Pack.

    The Citadel won the last three bouts, including an injury default at 184, to close the final margin to three points at 21-18.

    “Our veterans wrestled really well, and Dale Shull wrestled a solid match for his first college bout,” Jordan said. “This is going to be a good team.”

    NC State 21, The Citadel 18
    197 - Odie Delaney (CIT) pinned Christian McClean, at 3:44
    HWT - Bobby Isola (NCS) dec. Ivan Muller, 4-2
    125 - Taylor Cummings (NCS) dec. Richard Alarcon, 7-4
    133 - Darrius Little (NCS) dec. Jordan Dix, 10-3
    141 - Dale Shull (NCS) dec. Nick LaFevre, 3-0
    149 - Colton Palmer (NCS) injury def. Pierre Frazile, at 0:10
    157 - Bobby Ward (NCS) dec. Turtogtokh Luvsandorj, 6-4
    165 - Derek Sickel (CIT) dec. Kasey Young, 7-4
    174 - J.C. Oddo (CIT) dec. Quinton Godley, 5-1
    184 - Kelby Smith (CIT) injury def. John Becker, at 6:02]]>    71054Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:37:20 +0000    NCAA champion Caldwell out for seasonhttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/ncaa-champion-caldwell-out-for-season-r70827/
    Caldwell won the NCAA championship at 149 pounds this past March, concluding a dominating season in which he went 38-1, his only loss due to an injury default. He followed that by earning a spot on the U.S. National Team in June and wrestled at the Heydar Golden Grand Prix at Azerbaijan in July.

    With one season remaining, Caldwell currently ranks third in NC State history in career wins, falls and won-lost percentage. He is NC State’s first multiple All-American since 1992-93 and its first national champion since 1993.]]>    70827Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:51:26 +0000    Anceravage joins coaching staff at NC Statehttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/anceravage-joins-coaching-staff-at-nc-state-r70435/
    A four-time NCAA qualifier, Anceravage capped off his stellar collegiate career this past March by with a fifth-place finish at 174 pounds at the NCAA Championships. He finished sixth at 174 in 2008. Anceravage finished his career with a 119-28 overall record, including a 35-3 mark as a senior in 2009.

    “Steve Anceravage was an outstanding college wrestler and is an excellent addition to our coaching staff,” Wolfpack hed coach Carter Jordan said. “He comes from a college program in Cornell that has had a great deal of success, a program that stresses academics as much as athletics. In addition to being an excellent wrestler, Steve is smart and ambitious, and he’s ready to hit the ground running. He has a great work ethic and is very excited about joining our program. He’ll be a difference-maker, both on and off the mat.”

    Anceravage, a Bloomsburg, Pa., native, was a four-time EIWA finalist and a four-time All-Ivy League honoree. In 2009, he earned the EIWA’s Fletcher Award, given annually to the wrestler who earned the most points for his team over his career at the EIWA Tournament. He broke the Cornell school record for falls in a season by pinning 17 opponents during his junior campaign. He also holds the Cornell record for career pins with 37, after notching nine more than Travis Lee, an NCAA champion for the Big Red in 2003 and 2005.

    Anceravage completed his time at Cornell ranked fifth in career wins with 119 and was just the 11th Cornell wrestler to finish with more than 100 career wins. Prior to Cornell, Anceravage enjoyed a highly successful career at Bloomsburg High School by capturing the state title at 152 pounds as a senior after helping his team win the Class AA state dual championship. He was a state runner-up as a junior and earned fourth- and sixth-place finishes at the 2003 junior nationals in Greco-Roman and freestyle, respectively.]]>    70435Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:30:22 +0000    Palma staying homehttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/palma-staying-home-r70313/
    The latest high school national champion to sign with the Wolfpack is heavyweight Eloheim Palma of nearby Cary High School. Palma, the younger brother of former Wolfpack standout Jainor Palma, was ranked the No. 1 high school heavyweight in the nation for much of the past school year.
    He won his third consecutive North Carolina 4-A state championship in February before rolling through through six matches and winning the national championship at the Senior National High School Wrestling Championships in Virginia Beach earlier this month.

    Palma officially finished his season with a 62-0 record, which does not count the six matches at the national tournament. Palma also won an exhibition match in January when he defeated third-ranked Sean Owen at the Dapper Dan Classic in Pittsburgh, Pa. At the national tournament, he defeated 12th-ranked John Glenn 5-4, fourth-ranked Toby Erickson by first-period fall, and second-ranked Roger McCovey 3-2.

    Including his earlier victory over Owen at the Dapper Dan Classic, Palma either defeated or finished ahead of seven nationally ranked wrestlers between March 15 and April 5.

    Palma finished his career at Cary as a three-time state champion with a career won-lost mark of 222-9. He went 62-0 as a senior and 55-0 as a junior. He won 181 of his final 182 high school bouts, again not counting national tournaments and national exhibitions.

    As stated earlier, Palma is the third high school national champion signed by the Wolfpack for 2009-10. In November, NC State signed 189-pounder Andrew Tumlin of Harrison (Ohio) High School. Tumlin won the national freestyle championship at 189 pounds earlier this month. Two weeks ago, the Pack signed 130-pounder Dale Shull of Fort Lupton High School in Greeley, Col. Shull won the 130-pound bout at the Senior National High School Wrestling Championships in Virginia Beach, the same tournament where Palma was crowned national champ.]]>    70313Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:17:12 +0000    Dudziak takes title at University World Team Trialshttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/dudziak-takes-title-at-university-world-team-trials-r69209/
    Dudziak swept Brent Jones of Cavalier Wrestling Club in the finals, 4-4 and 3-0, and then 3-0 and 3-0, to take the title. Jones is the University National Champion and one of the top contenders for the Olympic spot at 211.5 pounds. Dudziak, a native of Bayonne, N.J., is now considered a favorite for the Olympic spot at 211.5 pounds, which is an incredibly strong weight class in the U.S.

    In 2006 at Duke, Dudziak placed third in the ACC Tournament as a sophomore. He went 9-0 in tournaments with three falls in 2006-07 before making the decision to take a year off to compete at the Olympic level. Dudziak will return to Duke this fall as a redshirt junior and as a top contender for winning NCAA's at heavyweight.

    Dudziak will next compete in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials from June 13-15 in Las Vegas, Nev. He is scheduled to wrestle Jones again in the first round and if victorious would most likely face Willie Parks, who he also just defeated at the University World Team Trials.

    If successful again against that pair Dudziak will be in the finals of the Olympic Trials mini-tournament. The winner of that tournament faces the No. 1 ranked American wrestler in a best-of-three series to represent the U.S. in the Olympics.

    "Konrad, very realistically, can win the mini-tournament and challenge to represent the U.S. in Beijing at the 2008 Summer Olympics," said Duke coach Clar Anderson. "He has come so far so fast that winning the right to represent the U.S. in the Olympics is no longer a boyhood dream, but now an expectation."]]>    69209Fri, 30 May 2008 05:59:00 +0000    Ramirez claims second ACC weekly honorhttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/ramirez-claims-second-acc-weekly-honor-r66405/
    The Durham, N.C., native went 2-0 at 141 pounds last week in leading North Carolina to a 22-15 win over the Blue Devils Jan. 31 and a 31-9 victory over Virginia Tech Feb. 2. Ramirez recorded a 5-3 win over No. 16 David Hoffman of Virginia Tech and defeated Duke's Philip Wightman, 10-6, earlier in the week. Ramirez, who has won his last 12 bouts, is 33-6 on the season and is a perfect 5-0 in ACC action.

    Ramirez shares the weekly honor with NC State's Jainor Palma.

    The Tar Heels return to action against the Wolfpack Feb. 11 at Reynolds Coliseum.]]>    66405Tue, 07 Feb 2006 07:11:00 +0000    Nadolsky named ACC Wrestler of the Weekhttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/nadolsky-named-acc-wrestler-of-the-week-r65970/
    Currently ranked No. 14 by InterMat, Nadolsky went 5-0 and placed first at Penn State's Nittany Lion Open to run his season record to 19-2 and claim his first individual title at Carolina. The Holland, Mich., native opened with a pin of Paul Burser of Edinboro in 5:31 and followed with a 6-0 decision over Jeff Barker of Buffalo in the second round. Nadolsky then posted an 11-0 major decision over Joe Farina of Penn State and a 3-2 win over Virginia Tech's Mike Faust in the semifinals. Nadolsky followed with his second pin of the day in the final, a defeat of Navy's Ed Prendergast in 2:35. He leads the Tar Heels with nine pins on the season.

    Nadolsky, who shares this week's honor with NC State's Ryan Goodman, is the second Tar Heel to earn the league's weekly accolade this season. Redshirt freshman Vincent Ramirez claimed the honor Nov. 28.

    Nadolsky, Ramirez and the Tar Heels return to action Sunday at the Clairon Duals.]]>    65970Tue, 13 Dec 2005 05:32:00 +0000    Pitt wrestle-offs will take place on Nov. 6https://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/pitt-wrestle-offs-will-take-place-on-nov-6-r65637/
    Drew Headlee
    At 125 pounds, the starting position is wide open with three tough true freshman battling returning starter Zach Bowman (Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan). Bowman was an EWL placewinner for the Panthers last season, but the new freshman should keep it interesting. Senior Mike Ciotti (Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe) looks to be the early season favorite at 133 pounds as last year's starter Drew Headlee (Waynesburg, Pa./Waynesburg) is healing from a wrist injury. Redshirt senior Ronald Tarquinio (McDonald, Pa./West Allegheny) will try to maintain his starting position at 141 pounds, but he'll be faced with some tough competition from redshirt freshman Joe Ciampoli (Altoona, Pa./Altoona).

    Wrestling fans can expect to see some early season surprises from true freshman Joey Ecklof (Northampton, Pa./Northampton) as he battles for a starting position at 149 pounds. An NCAA qualifier last year, Matt Kocher (State College, Pa./State College) will face Sean Richmond (Emmaus, Pa./Easton) at 157 pounds. While Kocher will likely redshirt for the season, it should still be a tough match.

    At 165, redshirt senior Justin Nestor (Transfer, Pa./Reynolds) is favored after three berths to the NCAA Championships. Redshirt junior Francis Iorfido (Johnsonburg, Pa/Johnsonburg) returns to dual meet action this year and will battle Nick Padezan (Irwin, Pa./Penn Trafford) for the starting position.

    With Keith Gavin (Factoryville, Pa./Lackawanna Trail) a probable redshirt for the coming year, it will be interesting to see how Kyle Deliere (Cecil, Pa/Canon-McMillan) steps up to the challenge at 184 pounds. Also look for Mike Heist (Orefield, Pa./Parkland) to make a push for the starting position. At 197 pounds, Lou Thomas (Parkersburg, W.Va./Parkersburg), a returning starter from last season, is the early favorite. There will not be a match at 285 pounds due to Zach Sheaffer's (Carlisle, Pa./Cumberland Valley) knee injury.

    The Panthers are currently ranked in the top-25 of four of the nation's premier polls. The team has six returning NCAA qualifiers, two veteran EWL conference champions and an NCAA All-American. With that much talent, it's sure to be an exciting starting line up. The Panthers will officially start their season with an away dual meet on Tuesday, November 15 with a 7:30 p.m. against EWL rival Bloomsburg.]]>    65637Fri, 28 Oct 2005 21:39:00 +0000    North Carolina State clinic to feature Caelhttps://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/north-carolina-state-clinic-to-feature-cael-r65560/
    The clinic will be held on Sunday, November 13, at Reynolds Coliseum. Registration will be from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m., with the clinic running from 1-4 p.m. The day's events will wrap up with the annual Red-White scrimmage from 4 o'clock until 5:30.

    The wrestling clinic will be geared towards club, middle school and high school wrestlers of all abilities and experience. Coaches are invited to attend free of charge. The clinic should give wrestlers and coaches an opportunity to receive instruction on technique, while meeting and interacting with the NC State wrestlers and Sanderson, one of the greatest wrestlers in the history of the sport. His popularity has grown world-wide since winning a gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.

    As a collegiate competitor, he became the first wrestler in history to win four NCAA titles while also completing an undefeated career (159-0) from 1998-99 through 2001-02 at Iowa State University.

    In 2001 and 2002, he also earned spots on the U.S. Men's Freestyle World teams. However, in 2001 he was unable to compete when the September 11 attacks on New York City postponed the event to a date that conflicted with his college schedule. USA Wrestling decided not to attend the 2002 World Championships in Tehran, Iran, due to a credible threat placed against the team.

    Sanderson was vindicated in 2003, when he won a silver medal at the World Championships held in New York City's Madison Square Garden before achieving wrestling greatness with his gold medal in 2004.

    Currently, Cael resides in Ames, Iowa with his wife Kelly where he is an assistant wrestling coach at Iowa State University.

    Originally from Heber City, Utah, Sanderson was coached by his father Steve with great support from his mother Debbie. His two older brothers, Cody and Cole, both excelled as wrestlers at Iowa State as well. Cael's younger brother Cyler is a freshman at Iowa State and will wrestle for the Cyclones beginning with the 2005-06 school year.]]>    65560Thu, 06 Oct 2005 19:28:00 +0000